Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Craigmont Road - 1954 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Oct-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Corundum
Township or Area: Carlow
Latitude: 45° 18' 30.98" Longitude: -77° 38' 2.66"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 293513.002 Northing: 5020609.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F05SE
Point Location Description: Property marked ' COR ', 1.25 Km north of Craigmont.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Exposed in a 20 ft cliff on lot 29, and near the top of a hill, 800 ft west of the Craigmont road, on lot 30.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Syenite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paragneiss | 2 | Adjacent |
Jan 17, 2012 (A Wilson) - A narrow band of syenite (12 ft by 100 feet) contains corundum.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Corundum | Economic | Ore |
Jan 17, 2012 (A Wilson) - The corundum occurs as crystals ranging from ¼ to 2 inches in size. In 1953, the grade of corundum over a 6 foot width was judged to be 10%.
Part - Geology of Monteagle and Carlow townships
Publication Number: ARV63-06 Page: 38 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Catalogue of Canadian minerals [1980]; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 80-18
Publication Number: Paper 80-18 Page: 120 Date: 1983
Author: Traill, R.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/119519
Map - Precambrian Geology, Barry's Bay Area
Publication Number: P3444 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2001
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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:
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