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| Record Name(s) | Ross Township Magnetite - 1845 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Ross
Latitude: 45° 35' 26.04" Longitude: -76° 40' 46.1"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 368999 Northing: 5049930 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F10SE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Located opposite Portage du Fort, midway between the Half Portage and Poupards Slide.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Syenitic | Adjacent | |
| Gabbro | 3 | Gabbro | Intrudes |
May 13, 2013 (A Wilson) - The occurrence reportedly consists of marble that is cut by a late, massive intrusion of gabbro.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hematite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore |
May 13, 2013 (A Wilson) - Magnetite and hematite (specular oxides) are found in a vein which cuts white limestone and is underlain by syenitic gneiss.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Publication - Report of progress for the year 1845-6
Publication Number: Rep Prog 1845-6 Page: 77 Date: 1996
Author: Logan, W E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/123555
Book - NMI 31F10 FE 43
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area
Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 123 Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
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
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Map - Geological series, base and precious metals, iron and molybdenum deposits of Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2211 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1979
Author: Carter T.R., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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