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Record: MDI31F01SW00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hopetown Creek - 1986
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1986-Jun-06
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Marble (Structural Material)



Location

Township or Area: Lanark

Latitude: 45° 2' 15.85"    Longitude: -76° 26' .43"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 387096.171   Northing: 4988141.71    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F01SW

Point Location Description: Precise, dot symbol L7 on north side of Hwy 8 near west twp boundary.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: The occurrence is located approximately 6.4 km NW of town of Lanark and is accessible by local Hwys 1 and 8 in northwestern direction. Hopetown Creek passes about 1.6 km north of occurrence.





Lithology

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

Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Preliminary survey, marble of the Grenville geological province, eastern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5229 Scale:     Date: 1977

Author: Vos M.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 1: marble

Publication Number: MDC021 Scale:     Date: 1981

Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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