Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Faraday Corundum - 2000 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Corundum, Nepheline Syenite
Township or Area: Faraday
Latitude: 45° 2' 54.27" Longitude: -78° 1' 42.16"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 734011.946 Northing: 4992624.696 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E01SE
Point Location Description: Point 5.2 km N of Cardiff, con 15/16.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Corundum is found in the vicinity of lots 31-33 and close to the boundary between concessions 15 and 16. It also occurs about 1/2 ml W of Bancroft.
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Corundum occurs as an accessory in nepheline syenite and syenite. It may be blue or pink, rather than brown.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Corundum | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Nepheline | Economic | Ore |
Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County
Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 39 Date: 1998
Author: Osborne F.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area
Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 74 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Corundum, its occurrence, distribution, exploitation and uses; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 57
Publication Number: GSC Mem 57 Page: 182 Date: 2001
Author: Barlow, A E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101547
Part - Corundum and other minerals
Publication Number: ARV08-02.004 Page: 216-7 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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