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Record: MDI31D16SE00022

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) East Clydesdale - 1990
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1990-Oct-31
Date Last Modified 2022-May-18
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Garnet (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Chandos

Latitude: 44° 49' 46.22"    Longitude: -78° 0' 31.12"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 736463.547   Northing: 4968364.676    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31D16SE

Point Location Description: Point 0.75 Km E of Clydesdale Lake.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Drive from Apsley towards Coe Hill about 8 ml to a small, white church which is a landmark. This is in the vicinity of Glen Alda ( ? ) - just a wide spot in the road. The high road -cut past the church has produced garnets. See Misc Report 39, 1986, P46 - roadcuts are described as 11.2-11.7 Km from the junction of Hwys 28 and 620, with other interesting cuts at 9.9 Km and 12.2 Km.



Geology

Province: Grenville

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Mineral location - grossular / hessonite garnet in skarn zone in gabbro.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GarnetEconomicOre
2VesuvianiteEconomicOre
3ScapoliteEconomicOre
4PyroxeneEconomicOre
5AmphiboleEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Miscellaneous Report 39

Publication Number: GSC Misc Rep 39 Page: 46  Date: 1996

Author: Sabina, A P

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/121046


Book - PETERSON 1978, #8B

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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File - Resident Geologist files 1985

Publication Number: Date: 1996

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Location: Tweed RGP


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