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Record: MDI31C12SE00100

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) North Deloro - 1894
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Mar-18
Date Last Modified 2022-May-09
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Graphite, Mineral Specimen



Location

Township or Area: Marmora

Latitude: 44° 31' 53.12"    Longitude: -77° 38' 25.83"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 290197   Northing: 4934291.01    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C12SE

Point Location Description: Point 4.4 km north of Deloro.

Location Method: Data Compilation



Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

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

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GraphiteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jun 23, 2014 (A Wilson) - The graphite is described as very fine, granular, massive, greyish-black in colour. It contains a little finely disseminated pyrite. The graphite is described as amorphous and has been found in small veins.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Publication - Graphite its properties, occurrence, refining and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 18

Publication Number: CMB Pub 18 Page: 49  Date: 1907

Author: Cirkel, F

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307329


Book - Geology and Minerals of Ontario

Publication Number: Page: 396  Date: 1929

Author:

Publisher Name: Garden City Press

Location: Tweed RGP


Publication - Report on the section of chemistry and mineralogy; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 7, pt. R

Publication Number: GSC AR 7R Page: 11-12  Date: 1896

Author: Hoffmann, G C

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297162


Publication - Bulletin on graphite; Geological Survey of Canada, Separate Report 877

Publication Number: GSC Sep Rep 877 Page: 25-26  Date: 1904

Author: Ells, R W

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297616


Publication - A list of Canadian mineral occurrences; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 74

Publication Number: GSC Memoir 74 Page: 110  Date: 1915

Author: Johnston, R A A

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101571


Mono - Geology of Belmont, Marmora, and southern Methuen townships, Peterborough and Hastings counties

Publication Number: OFR5537 Date: 1985

Author: Bartlett J.R., Moore J.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Marmora Township, southern part, Hastings County

Publication Number: P2613 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1983

Author: Bartlett J.R., Moore J.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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