Ontario Mineral Inventory

Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI000000000640

Record: MDI000000000640

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Boston Creek - 2005
Related Record Type
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2009-Mar-10
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By D Guidon
Revised By D Guidon

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Diamond



Location

Township or Area: Pacaud

Latitude: 48° 0' .89"    Longitude: -79° 54' 37.99"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 581266.997   Northing: 5316901.995    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M13NW

Point Location Description: outcrop

Location Method: Field Visit with GPS



Exploration History

2005: Sample GGDA0432 and GGDA0433 by Grabowski (OFR 6170) - 1 microdiamond in GGDA0432 and 5 microdiamonds in GGDA0433.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Tectonic Assemblage: Stoughton-Roquemaure

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Biotite Lamprophyre 1 Biotite Is

Mineralization

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

Mineral Record Details

References

MonoMap - Sampling Lamprophyre Dikes for Diamonds: Discover Abitibi Initiative

Publication Number: OFR6170 Scale:     Date: 2005

Author: Grabowski G.P.B., Wilson A.C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


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For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist District Office