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MDI31C15NW00005
| Record Name(s) | Fernleigh - 1984, Fernleigh Kyanite Occurrence - 2000 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1984-May-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Kyanite (Nonmetals)
Secondary Commodities: Sillimanite
Township or Area: Clarendon
Latitude: 44° 54' 29.21" Longitude: -76° 59' 11.97"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 343170.85 Northing: 4974663.13 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C15NW
Point Location Description: Dot symbol ' ky ' just N of Fernleigh.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Beneath the power line at Fernleigh. From the junction of the Kashewakamak Lake road and Hwy 506, E of Fernleigh, drive 0.35 ml and turn left. Travel 0.2 ml to the power line.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Schist-Unsubdivided | 1 | Sericite Schist | Host |
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Apr 30, 2021 (Sheree Hinz) - Blue kyanite crystals measuring up to 6 inches in length and an inch in diameter occur in a fine silvery grey sericite schist.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chlorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Kyanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Sillimanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Staurolite | Economic | Ore |
Apr 30, 2021 (Sheree Hinz) - Needle-like sillimanite aggregates, brown staurolite crystals (about an inch in diameter) and small amounts of magnetite and chlorite are associated with the kyanite. Blue kyanite crystals up to 6 inches long and 1inch diameter occur in the schist.
Map - Madoc area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2053 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.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, Paper 69-50
Publication Number: Paper 69-50 Scale: Date: 1970
Author: Sabina, A.P.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103344
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology of the Ardoch area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2487 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Pauk L., Mannard G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Kyanite and sillimanite in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR004 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Clarendon-Dalhousie area
Publication Number: ARV65-07.001 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Smith B.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geological notes for maps nos. 2053 and 2054, Madoc-Gananoque area
Publication Number: S012 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - NMI # 070755
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 2000
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Book - CIM BULL 1954, # 501, P27-9
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 2000
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Ardoch area, Frontenac County
Publication Number: R241 Scale: Date: 1988
Author: Pauk L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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