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| Record Name(s) | McKay and Hammond Property - 1941 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Stephenson
Latitude: 45° 17' 22.88" Longitude: -79° 19' 22.72"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 631507.003 Northing: 5016500.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E06SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1941: A. McKay and F.C. Hammond - stripping, pitting, sampling
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Monzogranite | Contains |
Apr 04, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite is about 25 feet wide. Quartz forms a 10 foot wide zone in the centre of the dike flanked by pink microcline with coarse grey granite. The dike cuts a biotite augen gneiss which is also exposed in a low cliff 30 feet south of the stripping. The gneissocity trends N65W and dips 45° southwest
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Microcline | Economic | Ore |
Apr 04, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite is composed of is composed of pink microline, graphic granite, glassy white or grey quartz, odd books of biotite with a maximum diameter of 3 inches and magnetite. An analysis of microcline from the property returned 65.72% SiO2, 19.15% Al2O3 and 13.75% potash. The ratio of feldspar to waste was reported to be very low.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area
Publication Number: R052 Scale: Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Huntsville Area
Publication Number: P3413 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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