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Record: MDI31C11SW00013

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Madoc Creek Rhyolite - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1981-Sep-22
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-24
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Rhyolite



Location

Township or Area: Madoc

Latitude: 44° 32' 50.17"    Longitude: -77° 27' 12.61"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 305108.725   Northing: 4935587.897    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C11SW

Point Location Description: Map symbol ST, 2.2 km SE of Hazzards Corner.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Drive approximately 1.0 km east of Hwy 62 on Hwy 7. Turn left and drive 4 km. Turn right. Walk 360 m from cinder block garage on north side, along lane beside maple bush and then (hay) field on south side. On east side of field is a small rocky ridge. Ask permission at house.



Exploration History

1940 - 1956: Building Products Limited, produced roofing granules from crushed rhyolite.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Granitoid-Unsubdivided 1 Host

Mineralization

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

Mineral Record Details

References

Book - NMI #071224

Publication Number: N/A Scale:     Date: 1996

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Map - Madoc area, Ontario

Publication Number: M2053 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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

Publication Number: S012 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Geology of Madoc Township and the north part of Huntingdon Township, Hastings County

Publication Number: R073 Scale:     Date: 1968

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Building stone of eastern Ontario, southern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5556 Scale:     Date: 1985

Author: Verschuren C.P., van Haaften S., Kingston P.W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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