Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Spring Lake Deposit - 1941, G. Fowkes Property - 1902 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron, Titanium
Township or Area: Lount
Latitude: 45° 49' 13.21" Longitude: -79° 39' 50.1"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 603790 Northing: 5074954 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E13SE
Point Location Description: exact
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From South River on Hwy 11, turn west on Ottawa Ave. for 0.2km. Turn north on Eagle Lake Rd for 26.9km to the SW road to Spring Lake (past Spring Lake South Rd). Proceed 600m to the gate ~40m north of the driving shed. Traverse 65m w to pit.
1902: G. Fowke - 2 ddh. 1941: J. E. Edwards - stripping, pitting
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Contains |
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| Amphibolite | 2 | Contains | ||
| Skarn | 3 | Adjacent |
Nov 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - The gneiss is described as a hornblende, scapolite gneiss. Crystalline limestone and some garnet skarn are exposed to the north and south.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - Grab samples collected by Satterly in 1941 returned 50.92% Fe, 14.12% SiO2, 0.78% TiO2, 0.08% S and 0.05% P. Irregular stringers and disseminated magnetite occur across a width of 4 feet at the south side of the pit and a band of solid magnetite up to 12 inches in width occurs 2 feet south of the mouth of the pit.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Metamorphic |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Page: 41, 44 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Part - Geology of Lount Township
Publication Number: ARV64-06 Page: 30, 32-33 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Township of Lount, District of Parry Sound, Ontario
Publication Number: M1955-04 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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