Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Glamorgan Graphite Pits - 1900 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Glamorgan
Latitude: 44° 54' 19.2" Longitude: -78° 21' .89"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 709185 Northing: 4975850 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16NW
Point Location Description: gf symbol northeast of Fraser Quarries
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Several pits marked on Map 2173, OGS 1969.
Pre-1910 : pitting
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Graphitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Intrudes | ||
| Syenite | 3 | Hornblende, Biotite | Adjacent |
Nov 06, 2013 (A Wilson) - The host rock is comprised of medium- to coarse-grained gneissic calcitic marble. The unit also contains 20-60% siliceous impurities and commonly contains thin intercalated units of amphibolite rich metasedimentary rock.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 06, 2013 (C Papertzian) - Graphite in marble, in veins up to 4 inches wide.
Map - Glamorgan Township, Haliburton County
Publication Number: M2173 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: Armstrong H.S., Gittins J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Eels Lake area, Haliburton and Peterborough counties
Publication Number: P2205 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1980
Author: Bright E.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Geology of the Haliburton and Bancroft areas, Province of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 6
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 6 Scale: Date: 1910
Author: Adams, F D, Barlow, A E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100481
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
Location:
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
Location:
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