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Record: MDI31D16NW00149

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s)	Hotspur Graphite - 1976, Tory Hill Property - 1976
Related Record Type	Simple
Record Status	Occurrence
Date Created	1993-Apr-26
Date Last Modified	2022-Jan-05
Created By	Q Unknown
Revised By	A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Graphite

Location

Township or Area: Monmouth, Monmouth, Monmouth

Latitude: 44° 56' 22.64" Longitude: -78° 16' 51.51"

UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 714526 Northing: 4979840 UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31D16NW

Point Location Description: graphitic marble outcrops

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: 0.8 km northwest of Hotspur.

Exploration History

1976: St. Joseph Explorations Limited - mapping

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number	Online Assessment File Identifier	Online Assessment File Directory
Monmouth 94/ 2.2299	31D16NW0014	31D16NW0014

Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Terrane: Elzevir

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic

Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type	Rank	Composition	Texture	Relationship
Marble	1	Calcitic		Host

Lithology Comments

Jun 23, 2014 (A Wilson) - The calcitic marbles are uniform in texture and accessory mineralogy. The calcite is moderately compact, fine- to medium-grained, and buff subtranslucent in colour.

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank	Mineral Name	Class	Economic Mineral Type	Alteration Mineral Type	Alteration Ranking	Alteration Intensity	Alteration Style
1	Graphite	Economic	Ore
2	Phlogopite	Economic	Gangue

Mineralization Comments

Jun 23, 2014 (A Wilson) - Graphite and phlogopite comprise 5% of the marble.

Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank	Characteristic
1	Disseminated

References

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

Folio - Monmouth Township, County of Haliburton

Publication Number: GDIF179 Scale: Date: 1997

Author: Bancroft RMSO

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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