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MDI31C08NE00002
| Record Name(s) | Marble Rock Quartz Mine - 1944, Marble Rock Crystal Mine - 1944 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Jun-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-25 |
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Primary Commodities: Mineral Specimen
Township or Area: Leeds
Latitude: 44° 23' 32.51" Longitude: -76° 8' 46.01"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 408719 Northing: 4916092 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C08NE
Point Location Description: adit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: The occurrence is situated on the east side of the Gananoque River south of the bridge at Marble Rock. Access is by walking over the hill from the east end of the bridge or by driving south from the bridge to the first farm road leading east; follow this road to a clearing (about 400 m). A trail leads to the site.
circa 1942-1946: in production
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Is |
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| Quartz Arenite | 2 | Quartzite | Contains |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Barite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Hematite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 21, 2013 (A Wilson) - The quartz crystals were mined for radio frequency crystals because of their clarity. The crystals are coated with hematite and barite.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Publication - Occurrences of quartz crystals, Leeds county, southeastern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 44-8
Publication Number: Paper 44-8 Date: 1944
Author: Harrison, M; Fortier, Y O
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101263
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector, Kingston, Ontario to Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 32
Publication Number: GSC MR32 Page: 39 Date: 1983
Author: Sabina, A.P.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/119737
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 26 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology, Gananoque, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 27-1962 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1962
Author: Wynne-Edwards, H R
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108828
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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