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MDI31C12NW00006
| Record Name(s) | Blue Mountain - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1985-Sep-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Nepheline Syenite
Township or Area: Methuen
Latitude: 44° 40' 39.15" Longitude: -77° 56' 56.66"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 266266.68 Northing: 4951361.77 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C12NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: From Havelock, North 4km On County Road 46 At County Road 44 Keeping Right For 28.7km To Blue Mountain Road, Turning Left, Drive 1.3km To Security Gate at the Plant
1936: Quarrying in other parts of this large deposit began. 1955: The Blue Mountain Quarry begain production. 1992: The Blue Mountain Quarry was producing over 600 000 tonnes per year (MP161, p371-372). 2000: Blue Mountain Quarry employed 152 people (OFR6052, p4).
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Syenite | 1 | Nepheline Syenite | Is |
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Nov 23, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - The main nepheline-syenite body is about 2 km wide and 4 km long and is composed of about 20 to 25% nepheline, 48 to 54% albite, 18 to 23% microcline, and accessory minerals including magnetite, biotite, muscovite, and hornblende.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Cancrinite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Corundum | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Epidote | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 6 | Garnet | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 7 | Nepheline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 8 | Prehnite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 9 | Sodalite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 11 | Titanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 12 | Zircon | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Magnetite is produced as a by-product.
Publication - Rock and mineral collecting in Canada, volume II: Ontario and Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 8
Publication Number: GSC MR 8 Page: 100 Date: 1971
Author: Sabina, A.P.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/308101
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 78 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Field trip A, industrial mineral industries (talc and nepheline syenite)
Publication Number: MP111.000B Page: 11-19 Date: 1997
Author: Minnes D.G., Logan W.J., Sado E.V.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 236 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Compend - Report of Activities 1992, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP161 Page: 371-372 Date: 1993
Author: Fenwick K.G., Pitts A.E., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2000, Resident Geologist Program, Southern Ontario Regional Resident Geologist Report: Southeastern and Southwestern Districts, Mines and Minerals Information Centre and Petroleum Resources Centre
Publication Number: OFR6052 Page: 4 Date: 2001
Author: Sangster P.J., McGuinty W.J., Papertzian V.C., Steele K.G., Lee C.R., Laidlaw D.A., Carter T.R., Spears G.J., Debicki R.L., Rowell D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2019, Resident Geologist Program, Southern Ontario Regional Resident Geologist Report: Southeastern and Southwestern Ontario Districts and Petroleum Operations
Publication Number: OFR6368 Date: 2020
Author: LeBaron P.S., Sabiri N., Laidlaw D.A., Hinz S.L.K., Fortner L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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