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| Record Name(s) | Dike 655 - 2008 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2013-Aug-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Kimberlite
Township or Area: Lang
Latitude: 48° 13' 57.02" Longitude: -83° 51' 54.12"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 287253.31 Northing: 5346111.62 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42B05SW
Point Location Description: trench on former claim 3018203
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: The site is accessible via a series of disused forestry roads from Dalton.
1997-1998: Canabrava Diamond Corporation - airborne geophysics, alluvial sampling, geochemistry. 2005-2009: Golden Chalice Resources / Chalice Diamond Corporation - ground geophysics, prospecting, analysis, trenching,sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP Bader.1 / 2.19770 | 42G02NE2002 | 42G02NE2002 |
| WP Lang.2/ 2.39701 | 20000003614 | 20000003614 |
| WP Bader.7 / 2.35972 | 20000002408 | 20000002408 |
| WP Rennie.28 / 2.38772 | 20000003149 | 20000003149 |
| WP Lang.1 / 2.39179 | 20000003258 | 20000003258 |
| WP Rennie.30 / 2.40660 | 20000003905 | 20000003905 |
| WP Lang.3 / 2.42115 | 20000000116 | 20000000116 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Kimberlite-Unsubdivided | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Contains | ||
| Diabase | 3 | Diabase | Adjacent |
Aug 02, 2013 (A Wilson) - The main exposure of the kimberlitic lamprophyre is found on the west side of a disused road. The dike trends approximately 240º with a sub vertical dip of 84-90º. The dike is approximately 30 cm wide and is extremely magnetic. The dike contains approximately 20-30% inclusions which range in size from 1 to 3 cm.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Map - Geological series, Lang Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0744 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Dupuis C.P., Hunter A.D., Soucie G.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
MonoMap - Geology of the Crooked Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R172 Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Marsh and Lang townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2381 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Chapleau-Foleyet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2221 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1976
Author: Thurston P.C., Sage R.P., Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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