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Record: MDI31C16NW00015

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Perth Feldspar Mine - 1921, Gleason - Campbell Quarry - 1921
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1982-Mar-10
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-04
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Bathurst

Latitude: 44° 56' 23.16"    Longitude: -76° 22' 46.86"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 391146   Northing: 4977185    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31C16NW

Point Location Description: abandoned mine symbol 2 km WNW of Bells Corners.

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1921-1926: in production


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Is

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1FeldsparEconomicOre
3TourmalineEconomicOre
4PyriteEconomicOre
5AlbiteEconomicOre
6PerthiteEconomicOre
2QuartzEconomicGangue
7HornblendeEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Pegmatite
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1921 4685 Feldspar (Nonmetals) 4250 Tonne
Hewitt 1952 4685 tons

References

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


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:


Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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:


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