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Record: MDI31C11NE00006

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Beaver Creek - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Oct-26
Date Last Modified 2023-Feb-13
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Mica



Location

Township or Area: Kennebec

Latitude: 44° 42' 23.32"    Longitude: -77° 3' 9.46"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 337397.249   Northing: 4952393.975    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C11NE

Point Location Description: Precise, dot symbol Mi, near Beaver Creek SSW of Bordenwood Hamlet.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

Mica was extracted from a trench at one time.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Feb 10, 2023 (Sheree Hinz) - The muscovite occurs in a pegmatite dike. The dike is about 1.5 m wide, has been trenched for approximately 20 m and is 3 to 5 m deep.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1MuscoviteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Feb 13, 2007 (D Laidlaw) - Muscovite plates up to 5 cm in diameter have been reported.



Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Geology of Kaladar and Kennebec townships

Publication Number: ARV51-04.002 Page: 74  Date: 1998

Author: Harding W.D.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area

Publication Number: S012 Page: 14  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Geology of the Kaladar area, southern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5252 Page: 108  Date: 1978

Author: Wolff J.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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