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MDI31C11SW00020
| Record Name(s) | Farrell - 1952 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Sep-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jul-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite
Township or Area: Madoc
Latitude: 44° 32' 54.57" Longitude: -77° 28' 38.41"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 303219.707 Northing: 4935780.874 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C11SW
Point Location Description: Bedrock outcrop 4 about 400 m NE of Cameron Mine symbol 7.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
A number of test pits have been put down in crystalline limestone in lot 9, concession VII, Madoc township. The marble band strikes northwest and is flanked on the northeast by pink granite. The property has been known as the Farrell mine (not shown on Map 2154). Gossan and pyrite were encountered in the pits. A small dump beside a 25-foot shaft. The pyrite deposit is approximately 5 feet wide.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 31C11SW0030 | 31C11SW0030 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Domain: Grimsthorpe
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granite | 1 | Adjacent |
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| Marble | 2 | Host |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Pyrite mineralization analysed 40.65 percent sulphur.
Publication - Pyrites in Canada its occurrence, exploitation, dressing, and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 167
Publication Number: CMB Pub 167 Page: 69 Date: 1912
Author: Wilson, A W G
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307454
Publication - Sulphur and pyrites in Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Memoir no. 118
Publication Number: CMB Mem 118 Page: 39 Date: 1952
Author: Janes, T H
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296357
Mono - Pyrite deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC005 Page: 10 Date: 1967
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: 26 Date: 1968
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 30 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Base metal, molybdenum and precious metal deposits of the Madoc-Sharbot Lake area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5548 Page: 152G Date: 1985
Author: Malczak J., Carter T.R., Springer J.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Minerals of Ontario, with notes
Publication Number: ARV09.009 Page: 202 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County
Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 37 Date: 1998
Author: Osborne F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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