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| Record Name(s) | Universal Silicates Ltd. - 1920 |
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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-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 56' 22.26" Longitude: -78° 14' 9.42"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 718078.71 Northing: 4979948.48 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NE
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 1.1 kmeast-northeast of Lowry Lake.
1920: Universal Silicates, Ltd. shipped 990 tons of feldspar.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Syenitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenite | 2 | Biotite | Host |
Feb 04, 2017 (A Wilson) - A trench 45 feet long, 10 feet wide and 3 feet deep has been put down on a syenite pegmatite. The pegmatite consists of pink feldspar, most of which is less than 12 inches and none greater than 18 inches in diameter. Black biotite books as much as 4 inches in diameter; black tourmaline crystals with a cross section of 3 inches and rarely fluorspar.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore |
Feb 04, 2017 (A Wilson) - Twelve cars of feldspar were shipped from Hybla Station in 1921. 990 tons of feldspar were shipped.
Book - Bancroft 1990, Mineral Deposit Record #3451
Publication Number: MD 3541 Date: 1990
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP
Part - Statistical review of Ontario's mineral industry in 1920
Publication Number: ARV30-01.001 Page: 23 Date: 1997
Author: Rogers W.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Feldspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR003 Page: 10 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 20 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 73 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Monmouth Township, Haliburton County
Publication Number: M2174 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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