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Record: MDI31E13SE00072

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) We-Na-Nak Road occurrence - 1955
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Jul-31
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Graphite



Location

Township or Area: Lount

Latitude: 45° 46' 10.5"    Longitude: -79° 38' 55.48"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 605063.998   Northing: 5069334.999    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31E13SE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Contains
Limestone 2 Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Nov 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - Graphite was observed in a trench in limestone (marble). The trench exposed hornblende pegmatite in the west wall.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Nov 04, 2009 (A Wilson) - The graphite is described as being coarsely crystalline. The graphite forms flakes ¼ to 1 inch across and is estimated to compose 10% of the observed mineralization.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Part - Geology of Lount Township

Publication Number: ARV64-06 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Graphite in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR020 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

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

Location:


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