Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Apsley Village - 1899 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Oct-31 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Chandos
Latitude: 44° 45' 17.12" Longitude: -78° 3' 49.75"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 732402 Northing: 4959902 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D16SE
Point Location Description: approximately 1.8 km east of Apsley.
Location Method: Data Compilation
1899 : shallow pit on dyke.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Contains |
Jun 24, 2014 (A Wilson) - East of Apsley, a graphite bearing, quartz-rich pegmatite dike was observed cutting through marble
| 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) - “Considerable” amounts of graphite were observed. The graphite was observed within fractures in the pegmatite.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
Publication - Graphite its properties, occurrence, refining and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 18
Publication Number: CMB Pub 18 Page: 50 Date: 1907
Author: Cirkel, F
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307329
Part - Corundum in Ontario
Publication Number: ARV08-02.005 Page: 213 Date: 1998
Author: Blue A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 139 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - An inventory of the mineral resources in Peterborough County
Publication Number: OFR5635 Page: 89 Date: 1987
Author: Menard A.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Map - Chandos Township, County of Peterborough, Ontario
Publication Number: M2019 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Shaw D.M., Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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