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Record: MDI000000000743

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) OGS Sample (07JF421) - 2007
Related Record Type
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2010-Mar-02
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By N Bennett
Revised By N Bennett

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Nickel



Location

Township or Area: Hewitt Lake Area

Latitude: 52° 28' 29.17"    Longitude: -92° 49' 30.02"

UTM Zone: 15    Easting: 511886   Northing: 5813860.01    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Red Lake

NTS Grid: 53C07NW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

OGS sample from 2007 precambrian mapping program of the North Spirit Lake and Hewitt Lake areas. Map P3604 and MRD238.


Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Sachigo

Terrane: North Caribou

Belt: North Spirit Lake

Geological Age: Archean   Geochronological Age: 3023-3049 Ma  

Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Ultramafic-Unsubdivided 1 Medium Grained (1-5mm)

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion

References

Data - Geological, Geochemical and Geochronological Data from the North Spirit Lake Area, North Spirit Lake Greenstone Belt, North Caribou Terrane, Northwestern Ontario

Publication Number: MRD238 Scale:     Date: 2009

Author: Préfontaine S., Buse S.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Map - Precambrian Geology, Hewitt Lake Area, North Spirit Lake Greenstone Belt, Northwestern Ontario

Publication Number: P3604 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 2008

Author: Buse S., Moss T., Smar L., Henderson A.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


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