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Record: MDI31F03NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Peter Hanah - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1985-Nov-14
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-01
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Garnet (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Ashby

Latitude: 45° 8' 10.22"    Longitude: -77° 29' 34.07"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 303995.655   Northing: 5001100.744    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F03NW

Point Location Description: Diamond symbol ' GAR 2 ', 3.5 Km. E of western township boundary.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

A few shots ...were put in near the side of a small, steep ravine...' [ DEMR / CANMET 1927 #677 p.14 ].


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - A 400 feet wide band of hornblende - biotite gneiss contains well - formed, clear red garnets.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5GarnetEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

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:


MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2

Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 38-39  Date: 1981

Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Abrasives, products of Canada, technology and application, part III, garnet; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 677

Publication Number: CMB Pub 677 Page: 14  Date: 1996

Author: Eardley-Wilmot, V L

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/306527


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