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Record: MDI31F04SW00311

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hwy 62 Road Cut - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-01
Date Last Modified 2022-May-18
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Amethyst



Location

Township or Area: Herschel

Latitude: 45° 5' 25.63"    Longitude: -77° 52' 36.62"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 273618.39   Northing: 4997025.453    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F04SW

Point Location Description: General, Point 0.5 km SE of York River

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: Drive 5.3 km north on Hwy 62 from the 4 corners in Bancroft.





Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5AmethystEconomicOre
10ApatiteEconomicOre
15ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
20CalciteEconomicOre
25DiopsideEconomicOre
30HornblendeEconomicOre
35ScapoliteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Book - Rock Collecting Guide, Bancroft and Madoc Area

Publication Number: Page: #48  Date: 1968

Author: Bosiak, C.

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Book - 200 Mineral Locations in Southern Ontario

Publication Number: Page: 12  Date: 1972

Author: Leach, H.

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Book - Geology and scenery, Peterborough, Bancroft and Madoc area

Publication Number: GB03 Page: 65  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - A catalogue of the Ontario localities represented by the mineral collection of the Royal Ontario Museum

Publication Number: MP070 Page: 102  Date: 1977

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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