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| Record Name(s) | Woodruffe - 1982 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-May-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Sep-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Barite
Township or Area: Kingston
Latitude: 44° 17' 26.65" Longitude: -76° 33' .85"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 376319.401 Northing: 4905333.498 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C07SE
Point Location Description: Precise, barite occurrence symbol 7 km NW of Kingston.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1920's, occurrence owned by J. Woodruffe of Cataraqui. Ontario. About 100 tons were mined in the 1890's from the east end of the zone and ground in a local flour mill for use in paint.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Barite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | 2 | Near |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Anthraxolite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 05, 2007 (D Laidlaw) - A black ashpalt-like hydrocarbon mineral fills the space between barite plates (anthraxolite?).
Jul 10, 2023 (Sheree Hinz) - A grab sample was taken from the stockpile near the old pit and returned 92.13% BaSO4 (Spencer, 1922)
Publication - Barium and strontium in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 570
Publication Number: CMB Pub 570 Page: 50 Date: 1922
Author: Spence, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307770
Publication - A list of Canadian mineral occurrences; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 74
Publication Number: GSC Mem 74 Page: 23 Date: 1915
Author: Johnston, R A A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101571
Publication - Fluorspar deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 6
Publication Number: Econ Geol 6 Page: 78 Date: 1929
Author: Wilson, M E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102441
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 68 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
Mono - Barite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR010 Page: 29 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Fluorspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR012 Page: 54 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 158 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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