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| Record Name(s) | Baker and Wannamaker Lot - 1925, Wanamaker Lot - 1925, D. Henderson - 1925 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Dec-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Talc
Township or Area: Mayo
Latitude: 45° 6' 1.66" Longitude: -77° 33' 40.48"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 298488.003 Northing: 4997302.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F04SE
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 3.5 km SE of McArthurs Mills, northeast part of township.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Amphibolite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monzonite | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Calcite Marble | 3 | Adjacent |
Oct 20, 2011 (A Wilson) - The talc occurs in a zone up to 18 inches (45 cm) wide on the margin of a diorite dyke and can be seen at intervals for 200 feet (60 m). An area of amphibolitic metasedimentary rocks was mapped by Lumbers and Vertolli in Lots 22 and 23 Con A. This may be the dioritic rock that was described in 1926.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talc | Economic | Ore |
Oct 20, 2011 (A Wilson) - The talc is described as a fine, compact, white to pale grey.
Publication - Talc deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 2
Publication Number: EconGeol 2 Page: 78 Date: 1926
Author: Wilson, M.E.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102438
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 190, 192 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Talc in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5714 Page: 153 Date: 1989
Author: LeBaron P.S., van Haaften S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
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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