Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31D16NE00107
| Record Name(s) | Cheddar Sillimanite - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Sillimanite
Township or Area: Cardiff
Latitude: 44° 58' 37.22" Longitude: -78° 6' 29.14"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 728017.805 Northing: 4984465.169 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NE
Point Location Description: Point 1.25 Km NW of Brough Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Located about 25 Km W of Bancroft, along the NE margin of the Cheddar Dome. Accessed via Hwys 28 and 648. This site is 0.5 Km W and S of the junction of Hwy 121 and 648, S towards Hwy 28. It is located along an old, abandoned township road, with the locality situated where Colbourne creek crosses the road.
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - 5 % sillimanite - interesting but uneconomic.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Biotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Garnet | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Kyanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Sillimanite | Economic | Ore |
Book - 1988, Sillimanite Report
Publication Number: Page: 61-62 Date: 1988
Author:
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Tweed RGP
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