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MDI31D16NE00088
| Record Name(s) | North Ward - 1914 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 59' 22.02" Longitude: -78° 15' 32.19"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 716077 Northing: 4985434 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 2.5 km northeast of Tory Hill. An old pit 4X5m. Mica from this deposit was sold during World War II.
An old pit measuring 12 by 15 feet was put down between 1914 and 1918.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Bancroft
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Paragneiss | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Hornblende | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 27, 2017 (A Wilson) - Mica books up to 5 inches in diameter were found. Weathered books of amber mica are present in gravelly soil.
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 50 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 58 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 220-221 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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:
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