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| Record Name(s) | Pusey Lake - 1955 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Oct-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Secondary Commodities: Tourmaline
Township or Area: Cardiff
Latitude: 45° 3' 6.79" Longitude: -78° 12' 31.38"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 719797 Northing: 4992505 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E01SE
Point Location Description: approximate area of outcrop
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: About 800 ft E of Pusey Lake, near the centre of a large, marble outcrop area ( graphite pit ).
Circa 1910: pitting. 1955: Stratmat Limited - DD-1-40 ft.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | 31E01SE0085 | 31E01SE0085 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Calcite Marble | 1 | Graphitic | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenite | 2 | Graphitic | Gneissic | Contains |
Nov 06, 2013 (A Wilson) - Gneissic alkali feldspar syenite and alaskite, minor pyroxene monzonite and fine-grained alaskite dikes occur adjacent to calcite marbles. The calcite marbles are medium- to coarse-grained, gneissic, siliceous calcitic marble containing 20-60% siliceous impurities.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chondrodite | Economic | Gangue |
Nov 06, 2013 (A Wilson) - A small pit contains approximately 2% graphite. Chondrodite also was observed at the site.
Part - Geology of Cardiff and Faraday townships
Publication Number: ARV66-03 Page: 45 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 137, 285 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 285 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
Map - Cardiff and Faraday townships, counties of Haliburton and Hastings, Ontario
Publication Number: M1957-01 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Haliburton area, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM52A Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Wilberforce Area
Publication Number: P3526 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2003
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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