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| Record Name(s) | Elliott's Mine - 1863, J.J. Elliott - 1863, Elliot Deposit - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1986-May-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Apatite (Gemstones), Mineral Specimen
Secondary Commodities: Molybdenum, Fluorite
Township or Area: Ross
Latitude: 45° 41' 1.75" Longitude: -76° 46' 55.21"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 361232 Northing: 5060463 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F10NW
Point Location Description: approximate location of pit
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 0.75 km north of Forrester Falls.
Circa 1863: several pits were sunk by persons unknown and one ton of apatite crystals was mined.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Pyroxenite | 3 | Pyroxenite | Adjacent |
May 06, 2013 (A Wilson) - Several pits have been opened in a marble unit. The marble contains abundant crystals. The limestone is described as being conformable with adjacent gneissic units, which are in turn cross cut by pegmatitic dikes. Small veins of massive apatite reportedly cross cut the gneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Hornblende | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Fluorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Pyroxene | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Scapolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Spinel | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Titanite | Economic | Ore |
May 06, 2013 (A Wilson) - An assortment of minerals has been observed in this location. The minerals include apatite, scapolite and titanite crystals. Large masses of pyroxene are present and are often studded with titanite crystal. Black hornblende crystals are numerous. Purple fluorspar and black spinel also have been reported from this site. Approximately 1 ton of apatite crystals were collected from this site in 1883. The apatite crystals were used as a source of phosphate. None of the other minerals were considered to be of economic significance.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Publication - Rock and mineral collecting in Canada, volume II: Ontario and Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 8
Publication Number: GSC MR 8 Page: 94 Date: 1964
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/119882
Mono - Phosphate in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC006 Page: 58 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 17, 88 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area
Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 173 Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 65 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 70-50
Publication Number: Paper 70-50 Page: 61-62 Date: 1971
Author: Sabina, A.P.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102463
Publication - Mineral Deposits in Renfrew County and Vicinity; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 195
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 195 Page: 13 Date: 1936
Author: Freeman, B.C.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100827
Publication - Reports and maps of investigations and surveys 1882-83-84
Publication Number: Rep Prog 1882-4 Page: Part L, p. 1, 8 Date: 1885
Author: Selwyn, A R C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/224678
Publication - Report on the molybdenum ores of Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 93
Publication Number: CMB Pub 93 Page: 47 Date: 1911
Author: Walker, T L
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307388
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 12-13 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 137 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 11, 151, 251, 254 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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, 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 - Cobden, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2460 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Summary of metallogeny, Renfrew County area
Publication Number: R212 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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