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Record: MDI31B05NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Yeo - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1982-Jun-09
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-29
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Mica



Location

Township or Area: Escott

Latitude: 44° 23' 25.03"    Longitude: -75° 54' 50"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 427211.736   Northing: 4915628.687    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31B05NW

Point Location Description: On Yeo Island, near the upper end of Tar Island.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Yeo not shown on map.



Geology

Province: Grenville

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Small quantities of muscovite have been found in a pegmatite dyke.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5MuscoviteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118

Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 202  Date: 1912

Author: de Schmid, H S

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232


Publication - Mica; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 701

Publication Number: CMB Pub 701 Page: 81  Date: 1929

Author: Spence, H S

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307866


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