Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31D15NE00018
| Record Name(s) | Allsaw - 1991, McKnight - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Anorthosite
Secondary Commodities: Feldspar (Gemstones)
Township or Area: Minden
Latitude: 44° 58' 57.94" Longitude: -78° 37' 21.05"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 687438.483 Northing: 4983785.284 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D15NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: 0.8 km SW of Allsaw.
TYPE: SUNSTONE. This quarry supplied roadstone for local use.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Anorthosite | 1 | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - Medium-grained, pale grey anorthosite is exposed in an overgrown quarry face some 20 metres long, 3 to 4 metres high and appears to be 8 metres deep. (OFR 5760, p224).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Anorthite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Scapolite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Tourmaline | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 39
Publication Number: GSC Misc Rep 39 Page: 61 Date: 1996
Author: Sabina, A P
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/121046
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 87 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 6 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - OGS 1987, OFM 95, P19
Publication Number: N/A Page: 19 Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location:
Mono - Building stone, feldspar and limestone resources in central Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5760 Page: 224, 315-9 Date: 1991
Author: Marmont C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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