Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Northwest Magnetite - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Magnetite
Township or Area: Faraday
Latitude: 45° 2' 16.72" Longitude: -78° 0' 36.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 735490.957 Northing: 4991518.681 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E01SE
Point Location Description: Point 3.8 km N of Cardiff.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Perfect octahedrons of magnetite, weighing several pounds (71/4), have been found here - now in the National Mineral Collection. Apatite crystals are also present.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Catalogue of Canadian minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 80-18
Publication Number: Paper 80-18 Page: 226 Date: 1980
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/119519
Publication - Geology of the Haliburton and Bancroft areas, Province of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 6
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 6 Page: 24, 254-5 Date: 1910
Author: Adams, F D; Barlow, A E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100481
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