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| Record Name(s) | Foxton Occurrence - 1920, Foxton Mine - 1981, Long Lake - 1920 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Feb-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-May-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Secondary Commodities: Gadolinium, Rare Earth Elements, Thorium
Township or Area: Loughborough
Latitude: 44° 27' 47.46" Longitude: -76° 32' 33.83"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 377279.002 Northing: 4924477.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: On the west side of Long Lake and about 400 m from the southern end of the lake.
1920-1922: S. Orser and O'Brien and Fowler- in production
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Zoned | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains | ||
| Pyroxenite | 3 | Pyroxenite | Footwall |
Feb 22, 2012 (A Wilson) - Gadolinite and euxenite are found in a pegmatite dike cutting between metamorphic pyroxenite and gneissic granite. The dike is zoned with masses of quartz and microcline, rarely as much as 10 inches in diameter, either separately or as intergrowths of the two in the centre. These are flanked by zones carrying, plagioclase, and small rusty zones in which small crystals of euxenite, allanite and gadolinte occur sparsely. Greenish flakes of mica and some pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite occur sporadically through the outer zones of the dike.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Euxenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Gadolinite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 22, 2012 (A Wilson) - A gadolinite crystal collected from this site weighed about ¼ of a pound. A partial chemical analysis of the crystal returned 0.14% ThO2, 2.85% (Ce, La, Di)2O3 and 46.47% (Yt, Er)2 O3.
Feb 22, 2012 (D Laidlaw) - A zoned pegmatite 30 feet wide contains small amounts of euxenite, allanite and gadolinite.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1920 | 1134 | Paper 59-10 | 1250 tons |
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 37, 39, 83 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Publication - Canadian deposits of uranium and thorium; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 16
Publication Number: GSC EconGeol 16 Page: 146 Date: 1952
Author: Lang, A.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102450
Publication - Rare earths of the Grenville Sub-province, Ontario and Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 59-10
Publication Number: Paper 59-10 Page: 24 Date: 1960
Author: Rose, E.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101254
Publication - Beryllium occurrences in Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 60-21
Publication Number: Paper 60-21 Page: 27 Date: 1960
Author: Mulligan, R
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101206
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 204, 218 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Page: 14-15 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 19 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Page: 45 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 30 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Page: 193-195 Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Geology of Canadian beryllium deposits; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Report 23
Publication Number: GSC EGR 23 Page: 87 Date: 1968
Author: Mulligan, R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102457
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV30-01.003 Page: 128 Date: 1997
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV31-10.002 Page: 60 Date: 1997
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Webster A.R., Cole G.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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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