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| Record Name(s) | Esson - 1922 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Dec-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals), Nepheline Syenite
Township or Area: Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 59' 22.65" Longitude: -78° 14' 21.56"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 717623 Northing: 4985506 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NE
Point Location Description: General, located just east of feldspar symbol in lot 26, conc. 11.
Location Method: Data Compilation
1922: deposit worked; no shipments made;
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Syenite | 1 | Pegmatitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenite | 2 | Nepheline | Contains | |
| Syenite | 3 | Granitic Syenite | Contains |
Feb 01, 2017 (A Wilson) - A band of nepheline-biotite-feldspar gneiss extends northeastward for 2 miles from its southernmost appearance in a roadcut on highway 500, about ¼ mile east of Esson Creek. The nepheline gneiss is bordered on the northwest by granites of the syenite granite complex. To the southeast, the bordering rocks are paragneisses.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Biotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Nepheline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Corundum | Economic | Ore |
Feb 01, 2017 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite consists of pink feldspar, less than 12 inches and none greater than 18 inches in diameter; black biotite books as much as 4 inches in diameter; black tourmaline crystals with a cross-section of 3 inches and rarely fluorspar.
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 87 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Map - Monmouth Township, Haliburton County
Publication Number: M2174 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 30 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Nepheline syenite deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV69-08 Page: 51 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F., Armstrong H.S., Tilley C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Glamorgan and Monmouth townships, Haliburton County
Publication Number: OFR5021 Page: 61-62 Date: 1997
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 73, 44,2 42 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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