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Record: MDI31F12SW00010

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Madawaska River - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1985-Dec-06
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-25
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Murchison

Latitude: 45° 31' 25.73"    Longitude: -77° 59' 29.18"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 266388.91   Northing: 5045495.686    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F12SW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: This occurrence is reached by a trail, approximately 1.6 km in length, from a point on the Victoria Lake Road, 3.2 km north of Hwy 60 at Madawaska. The deposit occurs in a hillside west of the trail (MDC 22, p164). Note: Some references show location in lot 11, concession 4.



Exploration History

1924: J.A. Cameron produced 18 tons of feldspar.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Contains

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1AlbiteEconomicOre
2MicroclineEconomicOre
3QuartzEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Scale:     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 Scale:     Date: 1981

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region

Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale:     Date: 1983

Author: Martin W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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