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Record: MDI31D14NW00010

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Gravenhurst Crushed Granite Company Quarry - 1905
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1992-Feb-10
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-18
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gneiss



Location

Township or Area: Muskoka

Latitude: 44° 55' 18.09"    Longitude: -79° 22' 59.16"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 627610.002   Northing: 4975522.995    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31D14NW

Point Location Description: Approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1905-1921: quarry in operation


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 1 Monzogranite Is

Mineralization Comments

Apr 19, 2011 (A Wilson) - The gneiss was crushed and sold, presumably for road aggregate.



Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region

Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale:     Date: 1983

Author: Martin W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Part - Mines of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV25-01.003 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area

Publication Number: ARV52-02 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Precambrian Geology, Gravenhurst Area

Publication Number: P3409 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M., Schwerdtner W.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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