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Record: MDI31F01SW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Pine Grove - 1973
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1985-Nov-19
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Graphite



Location

Township or Area: Lanark

Latitude: 45° 2' 45.81"    Longitude: -76° 19' 49.9"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 395218   Northing: 4988928    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F01SW

Point Location Description: graphite symbol east of Pine Grove

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: The occurrence is found in a field adjacent to the road between concession V and VI 275 m south of county road 12.



Exploration History

Circa: 1948: discovery, pitting


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Calcite Marble 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Nov 05, 2013 (A Wilson) - The marble is described as being white, fine- to medium-grained and calcitic in composition.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GraphiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Nov 05, 2013 (A Wilson) - The marble contins approximately 1% graphite. The graphite forms flakes up to 0.5 mm in size. Higher grade graphite content has been reported



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Industrial
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

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


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


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


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