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| Record Name(s) | J. F.Sprague and A.C. Sprague Property - 1930, Concession 1, Lot 12 - 1930 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-Apr-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Faraday
Latitude: 44° 56' 4.66" Longitude: -77° 51' 19.31"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 274697.54 Northing: 4979655.4 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C13NW
Point Location Description: Gr symbol near the south township boundary, ENE of Faraday, lot 12, con 1
Location Method: Data Compilation
1930 : J.F. Sprague and A. C. Sprague - pitting
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Graphitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Graphitic | Contains | |
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Adjacent |
Oct 30, 2013 (C Papertzian) - Graphite in calc-schists, locally silicified and pyritized. It is in a network of veinlets in a zone 1-21/2 ft wide. The graphite is lamellar. On adjoining lot 13 it has been noted that there are ' several outcrops (of graphite) in limestone and gneiss '.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Oct 30, 2013 (A Wilson) - The graphite occurs as a network of veinlets in a zone 1-2.5 feet in width and has been exposed for approximately 30 ft. The graphite is described as lamellar.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area
Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 34 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Cardiff and Faraday townships
Publication Number: ARV66-03 Page: 46 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Graphite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR020 Page: 24 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Major graphite occurrences within the Frontenac Axis, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5729 Page: 75 Date: 1990
Author: MacKinnon A., LeBaron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County
Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 35 Date: 1998
Author: Osborne F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 140, 151 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
Publication - Bulletin on graphite; Geological Survey of Canada, Separate Report 877
Publication Number: GSC Sep Rep 877 Page: 25 Date: 1904
Author: Ells, R W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297616
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
Map - North Hastings area, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM52B Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Cardiff and Faraday townships, counties of Haliburton and Hastings, Ontario
Publication Number: M1957-01 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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