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Record: MDI31D16NE00126

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Ontario Feldspars Ltd. - 1922
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1993-Apr-26
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Monmouth

Latitude: 44° 59' 5.81"    Longitude: -78° 14' 33.74"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 717374   Northing: 4984977    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31D16NE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: 1.2 km east-northeast of Ward.



Exploration History

1922: Ontario Feldspars Ltd.- only surface work was performed; but no shipments were made.


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Terrane: Elzevir

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Syenite 1 Biotite Pegmatitic Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1FeldsparEconomicOre
2BiotiteEconomicOre
3FluorosparEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Feb 01, 2017 (A Wilson) - 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 rare fluorspar.



Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 20  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area

Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 20  Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

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:


Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731

Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 44, 87  Date: 1932

Author: Spence, H. S.

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887


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:


Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731

Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 44, 87  Date: 1932

Author: Spence, H. S.

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887


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