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| Record Name(s) | J. Egan Property - 1904, Egan Mine - 1906 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-01 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: North Crosby
Latitude: 44° 44' 20.53" Longitude: -76° 21' 44.9"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 392130 Northing: 4954864 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C09NW
Point Location Description: pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Westport, north on hwy 10 for 1km turning right onto Grady Rd for 6.15km. Site is ~10m south of road at this point.
1904:J. Egan – commenced mining. 1908: H. Adams – in production
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Frontenac
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pyroxenite | 1 | Pyroxenite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Adjacent |
Sep 14, 2015 (A Wilson) - A small fissure vein of phlogopite in somewhat crushed crystals cuts dark pyroxenite. The pyroxenite dike cuts across marble.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 14, 2015 (A Wilson) - The phlogopite is found in a small vein in pyroxenite with small sized and crushed mica.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
Publication - Mica, its occurrence, exploitation and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Pub 118 Page: 186 Date: 1912
Author: de Schmid, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297232
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:
Book - NMI # 507597, 31C/9 MIC 15
Publication Number: Date: 2000
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Mono - Phlogopite mica in Ontario
Publication Number: MDC008 Page: 79 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
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:
Map - Geology, Westport, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1182A Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1967
Author: Wynne-Edwards, H R
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108032
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