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MDI31F02NW00005
| Record Name(s) | Madawaska River Bank - 1904, Blithfield - 1981, J. Bailey Property - 1896 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Nov-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Blithfield
Latitude: 45° 14' 28.57" Longitude: -76° 46' 16.58"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 360983.997 Northing: 5011279.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F02NW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: A short distance above the High Falls on the Madawaska River.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Paragneiss | 1 | Garnetiferous | Contains |
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Aug 26, 2011 (A Wilson) - Graphite occurs within a rusty grey gneiss associated with granite and pyroxenite (skarn)
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 26, 2011 (A Wilson) - The graphite was described as being partly flake and partly amorphous.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Skarn |
Book - Graphite, p. 41
Publication Number: 511 Date: 1920
Author: R.W. Ells
Publisher Name: DEMR
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 42-43 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Graphite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR020 Page: 44 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 54 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Graphite occurrences of the Frontenac Axis, eastern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC033 Page: 76 Date: 1992
Author: MacKinnon A., LeBaron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Bulletin on graphite; Geological Survey of Canada, Separate Report 877
Publication Number: GSC SR 877 Page: 41 Date: 1904
Author: Ells, R.W.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297616
Map - Renfrew area, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM53B Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Renfrew area, eastern part, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P1838 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1978
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2209 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1980
Author: Vos M.A., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Renfrew, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2462 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Clyde Forks Area
Publication Number: P3438 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2001
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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