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Record: MDI31F15SW00006

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Allumette Lake - 1905
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jul-23
Date Last Modified 2022-May-02
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Graphite



Location

Township or Area: Westmeath

Latitude: 45° 46' 3.15"    Longitude: -76° 57' 20.12"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 347942   Northing: 5070080    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31F15SW

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: 1.7 km NNW of Perreton.



Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Marble 1 Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1GraphiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

May 14, 2013 (A Wilson) - Graphite was reportedly observed in the area in the early part of the 1900’s.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Publication - Graphite its properties, occurrence, refining and uses; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 18

Publication Number: CMB Pub 18 Page: 44  Date: 1907

Author: Cirkel, F

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307329


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