Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | McCue - 1900 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Dec-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Monmouth, Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 58' 9.95" Longitude: -78° 17' 11.27"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 713982 Northing: 4983137 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Just west of McCue Lake.
1900: Old workings for mica occur in the northwest corner of lot 16 con. 10.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Bancroft
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Syenitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | 2 | Serpentine | Contains | |
| Pegmatite | 3 | Intrudes |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Mica | Economic | Ore |
Jan 26, 2017 (A Wilson) - Old workings for mica occur in the northwest corner of lot 16, concession X, Monmouth township, northwest of McCue lake. The main working is a curved trench 95 feet long, 20 feet wide, and from 5 to 10 feet, deep with a pit 25 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep. Several small pits occur to the northwest. Small books of amber mica and apatite occur in coarse white calcite vein material. Books as much as 16 inches in diameter are reported to have been found in the bottom of the pit.
Dec 07, 2005 (D Laidlaw) - TYPE: SUNSTONE, TYPE: FERRO-RICHTERITE.
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Page: 57 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Glamorgan and Monmouth townships, Haliburton County
Publication Number: OFR5021 Page: 120 Date: 1997
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 13, 220 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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