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| Record Name(s) | Elzevir Township (SE11) - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1997-Feb-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Apr-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Talc, Soapstone
Township or Area: Elzevir
Latitude: 44° 34' 5.21" Longitude: -77° 18' 27.04"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 316771.049 Northing: 4937565.239 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SW
Point Location Description: Pits
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: LOCATION: The property is located in the southern part of Elzevir Township, Hastings County, 4 km northeast of the village of Actinolite (see Figure 37).ACCESS: The prospect is accessible by following Highway 7 east for 1 km from the junction with Highway 37 and then north along the road to Flinton for approximately 2 km. There, a side road leads east. The talcose rocks are located at the Hayloft campgrounds in the vicinity of the hydro line along this road.
1883-1908 - Several quarry openings were made and stone extracted for manufacturing roofing material by J. James of Actinolite (Spence 1940). 1908-1929 - The Actinolite Mining Company, Limited of Bloomfield, New Jersey acquired the properties and erected a grinding plant at Actinolite. A small tonnage of ground roofing material was produced annually (Spence 1940). Wilson (1926) describes seven pits located on the property. Three pits are located in Con. VI, Lot 5, three in Con. VII, Lot 4 and one in Con. VII, Lot 5. The pits range in length up to 36.5 m, in width from 1.5 to 15 m and from 1.5 to 6 m in depth.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.47916 | 20000006329 | 20000006329 |
| 2.40935 | 20000004004 | 20000004004 |
| 20000006329 | 20000006329 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - The area was mapped by Thompson (1972) and LeBaron et al (1987) as mafic to ultramafic volcanic rocks. Granodiorite of the Elzevir batholith occurs to the north, east and southeast. The most altered protions of the ultramafic volcanic unit occur as talc-actinolite-dolomite schists, classified as soapstone, interlayered with amphibolite and serpentinized units. Thin section examination by Wilson(1926) of the schist showed talc, carbonate, serpentine and magnetite. A thin section from a sample collected in a pit contains 40% talc. (Soapstone In Ontario - OFR 5764, p 157).
Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - The area was mapped by Thompson (1972) and LeBaron et al(1987) as mafic to ultramafic volcanic rocks. Granodiorite of the Elzevir batholith occurs to the north, east and southeast. The most altered portions of the ultramafic volcanic unit occur as talc-actinolite-dolomite schists, classified as soapstone, interlayered with amphibolite and serpentinized units (LeBaron and van Haaften 1989).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granodiorite | 2 | Near | ||
| Ultramafic Schist | 3 | Talc-Actinolite-Dolomite | Contains | |
| Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 4 | Contains |
Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - Thin section examination by Wilson (1926) of the schist showed talc, carbonate, serpentine and magnetite. A thin section from a sample collected in a pit contains 40 percent talc (LeBaron and van Haaften 1989).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talc | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Chlorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Actinolite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 6 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue |
Dec 07, 2005 (C Salo) - Thin section examination by Wilson (1926) of the schist showed talc, carbonate, serpentine and magnetite. A thin section from a sample collected in a pit contains 40 percent talc (LeBaron and van Haaften 1989).
Date: Aug 12, 2003
Geologist: C Papertzian
Notes: The property was visited on May 22, 2003. None of the old pits were evident on this particular visit. A number of talcose (soapstone) boulders were noted. The boulders had yielded reddish-buff and grey coloured soapstone that could be readily carved. At the time of this visit, no detailed geological maps of the property were available and no further pitting or trenching had been carried out on the property.
Mono - Soapstone in Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5764 Page: 155-157 Date: 1991
Author: Gerow M.C., Sherlock E.J., Bellinger J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - Komatiite-hosted talc in the Tudor Formation, Elzevir, Madoc and Grimsthorpe townships, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: MP137.048 Date: 1997
Author: LeBaron P.S., MacKinnon A., Kingston P.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Talc in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5714 Page: 91-93 Date: 1989
Author: LeBaron P.S., van Haaften S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Talc deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 2
Publication Number: EconGeol 2 Page: 92-93 Date: 1926
Author: Wilson, M.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102438
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