Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Thompson Feldspar - 1922, R. Thompson Property - 1922, Thompson Mine - 1932 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1986-May-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals), Silica
Secondary Commodities: Rare Earth Elements, Cerium
Township or Area: Monteagle
Latitude: 45° 10' 29.95" Longitude: -77° 46' 53.99"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 281431.002 Northing: 5006153.996 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F04NW
Point Location Description: trench
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: North on Musclow-Greenview road to Kuno farm on left. Open cut 30m north of farm house.
1922-27:Feldspar Mines Corporation - in production
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
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| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains | ||
| Syenite | 3 | Intrudes |
Feb 24, 2012 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite strikes N60E and dips 75N and can be traced for over 500 feet. The dike ranges from 20-25 feet in width, but the contacts are irregular, with numerous offshoots.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Allanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyroxene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Hornblende | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Chlorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Epidote | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Titanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Hematite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 24, 2012 (A Wilson) - The dike is poorly zoned with a core of quartz, an intermediate zone of pink potassium feldspar, white plagioclase and quartz; and a wall zone of graphic granite.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1923 | 2463 | ARV63-06, p.39 | total production 1923-1925, 1927; 2751 tons produced |
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 45 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area
Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 26 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Monteagle and Carlow townships
Publication Number: ARV63-06 Page: 39, 43 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 20 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 122-123, 144-146 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Radioactive mineral deposits of the Pembroke-Renfrew area
Publication Number: MDC023 Page: 141 Date: 1981
Author: Masson S.L., Gordon J.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 294 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 76 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Page: 101-102 Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Monteagle and Carlow townships, County of Hastings, Ontario
Publication Number: M1954-03 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Bancroft Area
Publication Number: P3385 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1998
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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