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MDI31C11SW00005
| Record Name(s) | Grenville IV (West) - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Nov-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jul-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Marble (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Madoc
Latitude: 44° 31' 9.05" Longitude: -77° 25' 44.97"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 306949.718 Northing: 4932409.915 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SW
Point Location Description: Map symbol 4, just E of property symbol 16, 200 m south of Hwy 7.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Just south of Hwy 7 in lot 2, concession 9, Madoc township.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 31C11SW0038 | 31C11SW0038 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Domain: Grimsthorpe
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolomite Marble | 1 | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Mica | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 24, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Physical test: Compressive strength (in p.s.i units) maximum: 25575, minimum: 16650; average: 20491; Absorption, 0.10%; bulk specific gravity, 2.84; weight per cubic foot, 176.4 pounds; abrasive hardness, 28.8. Chemical tests: Insoluble: 6.52 %; lime, 28.60 %; magnesia, 21.0 %; ignition loss, 43.96 % IMR016, p. 48)
| Rank | Classification |
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| 2 | Dimension Stone |
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Massive |
| 2 | Stratabound |
MonoMap - The limestone industries of Ontario, 1958-1963
Publication Number: IMR013 Page: 14 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Building stones of Ontario, part 3, marble
Publication Number: IMR016 Page: 48 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Madoc Township and the north part of Huntingdon Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: R073 Page: 3-4, 25 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Building stone of eastern Ontario, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5556 Page: 75 Date: 1985
Author: Verschuren C.P., van Haaften S., Kingston P.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Precambrian dolomite resources in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5712 Page: 91-93 Date: 1990
Author: LeBaron P.S., MacKinnon A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector, Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec, Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 41
Publication Number: GSC MR 41 Page: 80 Date: 1987
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/122460
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