Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI000000001402
| Record Name(s) | Black Bay Peninsula Agate Occurrences - 1970 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Partial |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2012-Apr-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Shannon Zurevinski |
| Revised By | Therese Pettigrew |
Primary Commodities: Silica
Township or Area: Cartwright Island Area
Latitude: 48° 26' 9.01" Longitude: -88° 28' 44.7"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 390601 Northing: 5365800 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52A08NW
Point Location Description: Lapointe (2005) General location based on mineral deposit file information
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: Lapointe (2005) Occurrences are on the southern shore of the Black Bay Peninsula and the Islands
No record of past or present development has been located.
Province: Southern
Formation Group: Animikie Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Apr 27, 2012 (Shannon Zurevinski) - Lapointe (2005) :The agate showings occur within mafic volcanic rocks, particularly within the grey to green massive basalt.
Mar 28, 2018 (Therese Pettigrew) - SDMR 84 on mining claim JD1922 covers a small island just a short distance NE of Cargill Island. SDMR 85 on patented mining claim JD1917 covers a small island due west of the north end of Shaganash Island. SDMR 86 on mining claim JD1831 covers McKay Island.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agate | Economic | Ore |
Apr 27, 2012 (Shannon Zurevinski) - Lapointe (2005): Agates of excellent quality for lapidary work are found locally throughout the Black Bay Peninsula area as amyglyoidal fillings and on the beaches.
Map - Nipigon-Schreiber, geological compilation series, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2232 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1973
Author: Carter M.W., McIlwaine W.H., Wisbey P.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
MonoMap - Geology of St. Ignace Island and adjacent islands, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R118 Scale: Date: 1975
Author: Giguere J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Map - Black Bay Peninsula, Thunder Bay District
Publication Number: M2304 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1975
Author: McIlwaine W.H., Wallace H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Map - Black Bay Peninsula and vicinity, Spar Island sheet, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0626 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: McIlwaine W.H., Wallace H., d'Apollonia S.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - Black Bay Peninsula and vicinity, Sturgeon Bay sheet, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0625 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: McIlwaine W.H., Wallace H., d'Apollonia S.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - Black Bay Peninsula and vicinity, Fluor Island sheet, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0624 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: McIlwaine W.H., Wallace H., d'Apollonia S.J., Keeler R.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - Black Bay Peninsula and vicinity, Cartwright Island sheet, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: P0628 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: McIlwaine W.H., Wallace H., d'Apollonia S.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist District Office