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Record: MDI31C11SW00014

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Stoklosar Slate - 1981, Canada Slate - 1981
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1981-Sep-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-20
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Slate



Location

Township or Area: Madoc

Latitude: 44° 31' 24.1"    Longitude: -77° 29' 6.05"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 302524.717   Northing: 4933007.842    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C11SW

Point Location Description: Map symbol SL just S of property symbol 52, lot 5 con. VI.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: North on Hwy 62 from Hwy 7 to Riggs Rd., turn right or east. The quarry is south of the road, about 200 yards from the intersection and 100 feet in from the road.



Exploration History

This quarry was operated from 1934 to 1939 by Canadian Slate Products Limited and Canada Slate Products Limited. 2001: The property has been held for some time by Stoklosar Marble Quarries. During a field visit by the DSG the water filled quarry was observed to be fenced off. An area to the south and east of the quarry is clear and has been filled with broken slate pieces. A stockpile of slate fragments is located on the side of the trail leading into the quarry.This pile is used for road aggregate.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Claystone 1 Slate Host

Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Ottrelite, a Mn-rich chloritoid is present in the slate.



Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-50

Publication Number: Paper 69-50 Page: 108-109  Date: 1976

Author: Sabina, A P

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103344


Map - Madoc area, Ontario

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

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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

Publication Number: S012 Page: 21  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 Page: 2, 27-28  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: 72  Date: 1985

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Report Of The Royal Commission On The Mineral Resources Of Ontario And Measures For Their Development

Publication Number: NSP011 Page: 79, 87  Date: 1998

Author:

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Publication - Geology of Canada - Rreport of progress from its commencement to 1863; Geological Survey of Canada, Report of Progress 1863

Publication Number: Rep Prog 1863 Page: 94-95  Date: 1863

Author: Logan, W E; Murray, A; Hunt, T S; Billings, E

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/123563


Publication - Geology of Canada - Rreport of progress from its commencement to 1863; Geological Survey of Canada, Report of Progress 1863

Publication Number: Rep Prog 1863 Page: 809  Date: 1863

Author: Logan, W E; Murray, A; Hunt, T S; Billings, E

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/123563


Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County

Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 55  Date: 1998

Author: Osborne F.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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: 85  Date: 1987

Author: Sabina, A P

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/122460


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