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Record: MDI31K04NW00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Carey (Mackey) Mine - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-04
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-20
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Silica Sand, Feldspar (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Head

Latitude: 46° 11' 41.1"    Longitude: -77° 49' 2.86"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 282607.619   Northing: 5119545.049    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31K04NW

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Conversion from MDI





Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Contains

Mineralization Comments

Apr 20, 2022 (Sheree Hinz) - 1924 about 600 tons of feldspar were produced from the quarry.



Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731

Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 50  Date: 1932

Author: Spence, H. S.

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887


Part - Mines of Ontario in 1924

Publication Number: ARV34-01.003 Page: 160  Date: 1997

Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Cole G.E., Webster A.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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