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MDI31C11SW00011
| Record Name(s) | Hill - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jul-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Fluorite
Secondary Commodities: Barite, Calcite
Township or Area: Madoc
Latitude: 44° 30' 3.09" Longitude: -77° 29' 4.01"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 302493.743 Northing: 4930506.813 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SW
Point Location Description: Shaft just E of occurrence symbol and CNR line west of Madoc.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive 1.4 km west of Hwy. 62 on Hwy 7. Turn left. Drive 0.3 km to abandoned railway tracks. Walk south on tracks for 227 m.
Prior to 1920: Several tons of fluorspar had been accumulated next to the main trench as a result of exploratory work. (IMR 12, p31).
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Domain: Grimsthorpe
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Fluorite-calcite-barite | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Fluorite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Fluorspar deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 6
Publication Number: Econ Geol 6 Page: 67-68 Date: 1929
Author: Wilson, M E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102441
Mono - Fluorspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR012 Page: 22, 26, 31 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Madoc Township and the north part of Huntingdon Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: R073 Page: 19-20 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 158 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Summary report, 1920, part D; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1920, pt. D
Publication Number: SumRep 1920 PtD Page: 69D, 70D Date: 1921
Author:
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297670
Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County
Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 32 Date: 1998
Author: Osborne F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 21 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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