Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | East Buller Graphite - 1890 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Lutterworth
Latitude: 44° 48' 5.07" Longitude: -78° 45' .65"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 677932 Northing: 4963352 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D15SW
Point Location Description: graphite symbol northeast of Buller
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 0.5 km NE of Buller.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolomite Marble | 1 | Massive | Host |
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Nov 06, 2013 (A Wilson) - The occurrence lies adjacent to the margin of a large block of dolomite in the Denna Lake Structural Complex. It is possible that this localization of graphite occurrences is due to the migration of carbon from organic structures within the dolomite block, or it is related to faulting and shearing along the margins of the block.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 06, 2013 (A Wilson) - Abundant graphite was reported in the marble in 1894.
Publication - Preliminary report on the geology of a portion of central Ontario situated in the counties of Victoria, Peterborough and Hastings; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 6, (1892-1893), pt. J
Publication Number: GSC AR 6J Page: 8 Date: 1894
Author: Adams, F D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297128
Publication - A list of Canadian mineral occurrences; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 74
Publication Number: GSC Mem 74 Page: 9, 101, 237 Date: 1915
Author: Johnston, R A A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101571
Part - The limestones of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV13-02 Page: 57 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Precambrian geology, Digby-Lutterworth area
Publication Number: R269 Page: 76 Date: 1990
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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