Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Esson Creek - 1954, Rare Earth Mining Corp. of Canada - 1954 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 56' 45.98" Longitude: -78° 14' 51.81"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 717125 Northing: 4980649 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 2.5 km southeast of Tory Lake.
1954: Rare Earth Mining Corp. of Canada – DD-3-1051 ft. 1989: Preston Resources Ltd. - sampling
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Resources Ltd. 63.5544 / OMIP81-49 | 31D16NE0001 | 31D16NE0001 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Nepheline-Hornblende-Feldspar | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skarn | 2 | Host | ||
| Pegmatite | 3 | Granite | Host |
Jan 28, 2017 (A Wilson) - The nepheline rocks dip 35º-40º SE. They lie within the broad band of paragneisses cut by hornblende syenite and granite pegmatite masses. At the south end, they are cut off by a body of hornblende syenite.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Nepheline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Zircon | Economic | Ore |
Part - Nepheline syenite deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV69-08 Page: 51-52 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F., Armstrong H.S., Tilley C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 292 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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