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Record: MDI000000000715

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lot 129 Con B pit - 1942
Related Record Type
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 2009-Nov-03
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron



Location

Township or Area: Lount

Latitude: 45° 47' 10.99"    Longitude: -79° 37' 49.5"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 606457   Northing: 5071226    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
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 1 Hornblende Contains

Lithology Comments

Nov 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - The gneiss contains magnetite, scapolite and hornblende.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Nov 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - A 3.5 foot flat-lying band containing 90% magnetite was observed on the south wall of a pit. About 50 feet to the south an area of magnetite-bearing rock occupied an area 40 by 65 feet.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Metamorphic
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Discordant

References

Mono - The gold potential of the Huntsville-Parry Sound area of Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5521 Page: 43  Date: 1984

Author: Villard D.J., Keevil R., Hogg A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District

Publication Number: ARV51-02 Page: 46  Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Geology of Lount Township

Publication Number: ARV64-06 Page: 39  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

Location:


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