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Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Calcite

Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Calcite

Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Calcite

Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Calcite

Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Calcite

Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Calcite

Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Calcite

Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Calcite

Ptarmigan Creek Quarry, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 40' 44'' North , 120° 54' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
53.67904,-120.90831
GRN:
N36W53
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2018
Deposit first discovered:
1940 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
409588
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409588:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Former CN Quarry; Walker Creek Quarry


A quarry was developed on the east side of Ptarmigan Creek, at the north end of a northwest trending ridge, 2.5 kilometres due west of Urling.

Since the 1940's the quarry supplied limestone for rail- road ballast. Between 1967 and 1984 the quarry was operated by Quesnel Readi-Mix Cement Co. Ltd., producing railroad ballast and limestone for pulp mills near Prince George. A total of 626,544 tonnes of limestone were quarried by Quesnel Readi-Mix.

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1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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