Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | East Jewelville Pits - 1944 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-May-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Corundum
Township or Area: Raglan
Latitude: 45° 19' 55.51" Longitude: -77° 30' 30.18"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 303446.999 Northing: 5022902.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F05SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
circa-1900: two pits opened, one in southwest and the other in southeast corners of the township.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Syenite | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Nepheline Syenite | Contains | |
| Pegmatite | 3 | Syenite | Host |
Jun 30, 2011 (A Wilson) - Corundum was observed in narrow bands of corundum-rich syenite pegmatite. Narrow bands of nepheline syenite were observed in one of the pits by Hewitt.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corundum | Economic | Ore |
Jun 30, 2011 (A Wilson) - Satterly describes the corundum as being 1/8 to 1 inch across. Satterly and Hewitt note that only the open cut at the south end of the lot had any potential for development
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 34-35 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of the Brudenell-Raglan area
Publication Number: ARV62-05 Page: 62-63 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F., Carlson H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 42 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Brudenell-Raglan area, County of Renfrew, Ontario
Publication Number: M1953-02 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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:
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