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Bowman, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty 1943 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. LI, Part II PAGE PAGE Introduction................................................ 1 Metallic Minerals— Continued Acknowledgments................................... 2 Gold— Continued Access....................................................... 2 Monteith Township........................... 37 Previous Geological Work.................... 2 Nipissing Township........................... 38 Topography and Drainage................... 2 Perry Township.................................. 39 Natural Resources.................................. 3 Pringle Township............................... 39 Agriculture........................................... 3 Proudfoot Township.......................... 39 Forests.................................................. 4 Ryerson Township............................. 40 Water Powers...................................... 4 South Himsworth Township............ 40 Fish and Gam e................................... 4 Spence Township................................ 40 Tourists. .................................................. 5 Strong Township................................. 40 General Geology.......................................... 5 Muskoka District............................... 40 Table of Formations.............................. 6 Iron............................................................ 41 Pre-Cambrian Sediments................... 6 Chapman Township........................... 42 Biotite Gneiss, Garnet-Biotite Feme Township................................. 42 Gneiss, Garnet Gneiss................ 6 Foley Township.................................. 42 Hornblende Gneiss, Garnet-Horn­ Louui Township................................. 43 blende Gneiss, Amphibolite, Gar­ McMurrich Township....................... 47 net Amphibolite.............................. 7 Nipissing Township........................... 47 Crystalline Limestone....................... 9 Muskoka District............ .................. 47 Pre-Cambrian Igneous Rocks.............. 10 Molybdenum............................................ 48 Hybrid Gneisses............... 10 Christie Township............................. 48 Granite, Granite Gneiss.................... 11 Lount Township........ ........................ 48 Pegmatite............................................. 11 Titanium................................................... 49 Diabase................................................. 12 Bethune Township............................. 49 Gabbro, Norite, Anorthosite............ 12 Lount Township................................. 51 Lamprophyre.............................. 14 Non-Metallic Minerals.............................. 51 Ultrabasic Rocks................................ 15 C lay........................................................... 51 Ordovician Dolomite........................ 16 South Himsworth Township.......... 52 Pleistocene Deposits.............................. 17 Muskoka District............................... 52 Recent Deposits...................................... 18 D iatom ite....................................... 52 Structural Geology..................................... 18 Perry Township.................................. 53 Folding...................................................... 18 Muskoka District.......... .................... 53 Shearing.................................................... 18 Feldspar.................................................... 54 Faulting.................................................... 19 Chapman Township........................... 56 Fracturing................................................ 19 Christie Township.............................. 56 Metallic Minerals....................................... 20 Conger Township............................... 56 Aluminium............................................... 20 Foley Township................ 57 Parry Island Indian Reserve........... 20 Henvey Township.............................. 58 Copper, Copper-Zinc............................. 21 McConkey Township......................... 58 Carling Township............................... 21 McDougall Township........................ 59 Cowper Township.............................. 22 McKellar Township........................... 60 Ferguson Township................ 27 Nipissing Township........................... 60 Foley Township.................................. 27 Ryerson Township............................. 60 Lount Township................................. 32 Muskoka District............................... 61 McDougall Township........................ 33 G arnet..................................................... 62 Monteith Township........................... 33 Parry Island........................................ 62 Copper-Nickel......................................... 33 Ryerson Township............................. 62 Armour Township.............................. 33 Graphite.................... 62 Hardy Township................................. 34 Chapman Township........................... 63 Mills Township................................... 35 Laurier Township............ .................. 63 Perry