Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Cliff Lake Property - 2007, Chalice Corbiere Property - 2007 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2007-Aug-13 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Diamond
Township or Area: Corbiere
Latitude: 48° 7' 3.04" Longitude: -84° 37' 54.44"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 676251 Northing: 5332073.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02SE
Point Location Description: approximate location, based on press release
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: the site is accessible via the former ACR railbed from Hawk Junction and then to the Josephine Mine property
2006: Chalice Diamond Corporation: airborne geophysics, mapping, sampling
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Conglomerate | 1 | Host |
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Aug 13, 2007 (A Wilson) - The rock type is described as sheared and weathered conglomerate resembling the Leadbetter conglomerate to the west.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diamond | Economic | Ore |
Aug 13, 2007 (A Wilson) - An 8.4 kg sample of conglomerate returned 35 diamonds. Five diamonds were macrodiamonds and the largest measured 0.86 mm in one dimension. Diamonds were recovered from three separate locations on the Chalice Corbiere Property.
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Corbiere Township, Algoma District
Publication Number: P2607 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1984
Author: Sage R.P., Calvert T., Epstein R., England D., Koscinsko K., Worona R., Oudkerk G., Inasi J., Lockwood M.B., Thomas D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Geology of Abotossaway, Corbiere, Leclaire and Musquash Townships and Part of Dunphy Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: OFR5587 Scale: Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Publication - Chalice Diamond news release, April 17, 2007
Publication Number: News Release Scale: Date: 2007
Author: Chalice Diamond Corporation
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