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MDI31C09NE00029
Record Name(s) | Highway 15 Road Cut - 1968 |
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Related Record Type | Simple |
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Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
Date Created | 1994-Mar-24 |
Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite, Mineral Specimen, Tourmaline
Secondary Commodities: Apatite (Gemstones), Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Bastard
Latitude: 44° 43' 12.98" Longitude: -76° 10' .84"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 407584 Northing: 4952539 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C09NE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Data Compilation
Mineral Collecting Site.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Impure Calcitic | Host |
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Oct 28, 2013 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is hosted within crystalline limestone and dolomite, siliceous limestone and skarn. Fragments of pegmatite, rusty gneiss and diorite are common.
Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
2 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
3 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
4 | Pyroxene | Economic | Ore | ||||
5 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
6 | Titanite | Economic | Ore |
Oct 28, 2013 (A Wilson) - Graphite is common as small masses and flakes within crystalline limestone. Dark green pyroxene forms large blotches about 1 ft across within the limestone. Titanite occurs as transparent brown crystals averaging 1/8 inches long.
Publication - Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Kingston, Ontario to Lac St. Jean, Quebec;; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 67-51
Publication Number: Paper 67-51 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Sabina, A.P.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107977
Map - Geology, Westport, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1182A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1967
Author: Wynne-Edwards, H R
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108032
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