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| Record Name(s) | Furlong Quarry - 1929, Feldspar Quarries Ltd. - 1929 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Bathurst
Latitude: 44° 55' 14.35" Longitude: -76° 24' 59.95"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 388192 Northing: 4975112 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C16NW
Point Location Description: 4 km west of Harper
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: From Perth, Southwest on Hwy 7 For 4.03km turning right onto Harper Rd For 6.37km to end of road. Turn Left onto Keays Rd for approximately 50m then right onto side road for 1.11km. Turn left onto Bathurst 9th concession road for 3.03km and right on side road. Continue for 800m to end of road.
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
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Sep 12, 2016 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite consists predominantly of graphically intergrown K-feldspar and quartz and plagioclase.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Biotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Garnet | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1123 | IMR21 p. 20 | 1123. 09 tonnes of feldspar shipped |
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Scale: Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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