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Record: MDI31F04SW00068

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Miller Corundum - 2000, Concession 11 Lots 17 to 20 - 2000, Card - 2000
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1990-Nov-16
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-04
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Corundum



Location

Township or Area: Dungannon

Latitude: 45° 3' 44.19"    Longitude: -77° 46' 7.56"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 282015.399   Northing: 4993598.327    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F04SW

Point Location Description: Point 1.5 km E of Bronson.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: On lot 17, con 11 - 400 ft S of Hwy 500. Near the centre of lot 18, con 11.



Exploration History

On lot 17 a small showing of nepheline-corundum gneiss in pink leuco-syenite (1955). On lot 18 light blue-grey corundum in nepheline gneiss. Some stripping and trenching on lot 19 in nepheline-muscovite-albite gneiss. Grey and blue crystals up to 3/4 inch were seen and a 6 ft zone, traceable for 15 ft, runs about 5 % corundum. On lot 20 another small patch of corundum syenite was noted.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5CorundumEconomicOre
10NephelineEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Book - NMI #070458

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area

Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 19  Date: 1998

Author: Thomson J.E.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Part - Geology of Dungannon and Mayo townships

Publication Number: ARV64-08 Page: 43-44  Date: 1998

Author: Hewitt D.F., James W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region

Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 34-35  Date: 1983

Author: Martin W.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Publication - Catalogue of Canadian minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 80-18

Publication Number: Paper 80-18 Page: 120  Date: 1980

Author: Traill, R J

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/119519


Part - Corundum and other minerals

Publication Number: ARV08-02.004 Page: 218  Date: 1998

Author: Miller W.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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