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| Record Name(s) | Dewar and Gibson Property - 1924, Aylen Quarry - 1924 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Clara
Latitude: 46° 13' 29.59" Longitude: -78° 13' 41.58"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 713750.998 Northing: 5122769.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L01NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
1925: D. Dewar and W.H. Gibson - quarry in operation, 35 tons shipped. Operation ceased due to lack of access by wagon.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Is |
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| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Dec 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite dike was reportedly 30 feet wide and was traceable for 300 feet.
Dec 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - One car of feldspar was reportedly shipped from this site. The carload consisted of 35 tons of material of unknown quality.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1924
Publication Number: ARV34-01.003 Date: 1997
Author: Sutherland T.F., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J., Cole G.E., Webster A.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 22 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 89 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Map - Geological series, Mattawa-Deep River area (western half), District of Nipissing
Publication Number: P1196 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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