Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Watkins - 1900 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Monmouth
Latitude: 44° 55' .33" Longitude: -78° 18' 19.45"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 712683 Northing: 4977236 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NW
Point Location Description: approximate location of pits
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description:
circa 1900: property developed with 3 small pits
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Calcitic | Host |
|---|
Jun 24, 2014 (A Wilson) - The marble is described as being medium- to coarse-grained, gneissic, siliceous calcium marble containing 20-50% siliceous impurities. The unit commonly contains thin intercalated unites of amphibole-rich metasedimentary rock.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 24, 2014 (A Wilson) - Very fine-grained, almost amorphous, graphite occurs as thin, irregular tongues and discontinuous layers in crystalline marble.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
Book - NMI #070538
Publication Number: Scale: Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology, Gooderham Area
Publication Number: P3405 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geology of Glamorgan and Monmouth townships, Haliburton County
Publication Number: OFR5021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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