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| Record Name(s) | Mica Pit - 1977, Freymond Farm - 1977, R. Bartlett Property - 1930 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-24 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Carlow
Latitude: 45° 12' 37.45" Longitude: -77° 44' 42.69"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 284430.638 Northing: 5009990.384 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F04NE
Point Location Description: Dot symbol ' Mi ', 2 Km W of Branch Bay.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Located 1/4 ml NE of the Freymond farm ( 21/4 ml E of Monteagle ).
1922: in production. 1952: H. Krier - trenching.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
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| Paragneiss | 2 | Adjacent |
Oct 28, 2011 (A Wilson) - Phlogopite mica occurs in a basic pyroxenite pegmatite interbanded with leuco-granite gneiss. The bank of rock strikes north at the south end, swings northeastward at its north end and can be traced with ¼ mile. The phlogopite occurs irregularly throughout the length
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Titanite | Economic | Ore |
Oct 28, 2011 (A Wilson) - The dike contains red and green apatite crystals up to 4 inches across and phlogopite crystals up to 1 foot across, as well as feldspar, calcite and titanite. In parts of the dike, phlogopite is found in abundance, but is interrupted by partings. It is difficult to find good quality phlogopite at the site.
Part - Geology of Monteagle and Carlow townships
Publication Number: ARV63-06 Page: 58-59 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 80 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 211 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Non-metallic mineral resources of Hastings County
Publication Number: ARV39-06.003 Page: 44 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: 60 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Rockhound and prospector, a guide to mineral locations in Hastings County
Publication Number: Date: 1977
Author: McMurray, V.A.
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGO
Map - Monteagle and Carlow townships, County of Hastings, Ontario
Publication Number: M1954-03 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Bancroft Area
Publication Number: P3385 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1998
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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