Ontario Mineral Inventory

Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000001252

Record: MDI000000001252

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Leclaire Lake - 1981, Vos Sample M6 - 1977
Related Record Type
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2011-May-06
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By A Wilson
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Marble (high purity/flux)



Location

Township or Area: Matawatchan

Latitude: 45° 11' 35.1"    Longitude: -77° 0' 43.12"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 341959.003   Northing: 5006368.998    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F02NW, 31F03NE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: Area ' B ' is the E part of the Leclaire Lake area; area ' A ' is the W part which includes the Wilson Lake area and the W part of Centennial Lake. Both areas may be reached by the Matachewan Road from Hwy 41 at Griffith or from Hwy 508 near Black Donald Lake.



Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Marble 1 Calcitic Coarse-Grained Is

Lithology Comments

May 25, 2011 (A Wilson) - The occurrence was described as a white, coarsely crystalline, calcitic marble with some micaceous areas. A rusty stain was observed on the weathered surface.




Mineralization Comments

May 25, 2011 (A Wilson) - A sample collected by M. Vos returned 0.3% MgO, 51.0% CaO and had a brightness of 78.0.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Industrial
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Stratabound

References

MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region

Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale:     Date: 1983

Author: Martin W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 1: marble

Publication Number: MDC021 Scale:     Date: 1981

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Map - Geological series, marbles of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario

Publication Number: P1980 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1979

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Mono - Preliminary survey, marble of the Grenville geological province, eastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5229 Scale:     Date: 1977

Author: Vos M.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines


Map - Precambrian Geology, Denbigh Area

Publication Number: P3437 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2001

Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Report an Error

We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.


Terms of Use

Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.


Ministry Contact Information

For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Southern Ontario Resident Geologist District Office