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| Record Name(s) | Indian River Graphite - 1904, King Graphite Occurrence - 2000 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1985-Nov-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite
Township or Area: Darling, Darling
Latitude: 45° 11' 34.75" Longitude: -76° 28' 21.44"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 384325.23 Northing: 5005443.88 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F01NW
Point Location Description: Diamond symbol ' G6 ' N of Tatlock, lot 9, con 8.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Accessible via 3.2 miles of concession road (along the east boundary of con 7) northwest from County Rd 9. It is 6 mi west-southwest of Clayton which is 7 mi west-southwest of Almonte. A farm road running east from the concession road at a point 457 m north of the Indian River, crosses the immediate area of the occurrence.
1989: W.S. Kennedy - stripping, sampling, 60 lb sample taken for mill test
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Intrudes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Graphitic | Host | |
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 3 | Adjacent |
Nov 07, 2013 (C Papertzian) - The marble is interbedded with paragneiss and both rock types are cross cut by pegmatite. Graphite is hosted in a drag-folded marble unit on the west side of a small hill.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 07, 2013 (A Wilson) - Graphite is exposed in marble over a strike length of 18 m and a width of 3-4.5 m. Channel sampling in 1989 assayed 16.6% graphite across 2.4 m and 30.5% graphite graphitic carbon and 25.73% and 37.09% total carbon across 0.9 m The graphite has been described as massive The graphite is mostly fine, crystalline powder but a significant amount of flake graphite (up to 1/4 inch) is also present.
Book - NMI #070542
Publication Number: Scale: Date: 1996
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MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Mono - Major graphite occurrences within the Frontenac Axis, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5729 Scale: Date: 1990
Author: MacKinnon A., LeBaron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Book - S.J.BLACK 1989, INDIAN RIVER GRAPHITE
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 2000
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Book - GLEESON & ASSOC 1989, KING GRAPHITE OCC
Publication Number: N/A Scale: Date: 2000
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Mono - Preliminary report on the geology of Darling Township and part of Lavant Township, Lanark County
Publication Number: PR1948-12 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Peach P.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Geology of Darling Township and part of Lavant Township
Publication Number: ARV65-07.002 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Peach P.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Graphite occurrences of the Frontenac Axis, eastern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC033 Scale: Date: 1992
Author: MacKinnon A., LeBaron P.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology of the Darling area, Lanark and Renfrew counties
Publication Number: OFR5693 Scale: Date: 1988
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Geological series, industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2209 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1980
Author: Vos M.A., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Map - Clarendon-Dalhousie-Darling area, counties of Frontenac and Lanark
Publication Number: M1956-04 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Peach P.A., Smith B.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Geology, Carleton Place, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1362A Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1973
Author: Reinhardt, E W; Wilson, A E; Liberty, B A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109147
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