Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Axe Lake Area - 1993 |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 2013-Aug-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Gneiss
Township or Area: Monteith, Monteith, Monteith
Latitude: 45° 20' 52.74" Longitude: -79° 38' 12.23"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 606794 Northing: 5022512 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E05NE
Point Location Description: outcrop area on lot 27 concession 1
Location Method: Based on Assessment
Access Description: From highway 518, 1.5 km vest of Sprucedale proceed south for approximately 10 km to McMurrich Township limits, then west for 2.5 km to outcrops comprising a low hill 300 metres north of Axe Creek; also outcrops 200 metres south of Axe Creek about 400 metres past the bridge.
1993: Z.L. Mandziuk - prospecting
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| OP93-617 | 31L02SW0001 | 31L02SW0001 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Terrane: Parry Sound
Domain: Parry Sound
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Granitic To Tonalitic | Is |
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Aug 02, 2013 (A Wilson) - Grey-pink vari-textured granitic gneiss with complex marble-like convoluted, veined, and banded patterns; 5-15 metres relief, several 20-tonne loose blocks; swirled pegmatitic injections; durable and competent stone; lively attractive appearance; moderate jointing; mottled with porphyroblastic mafic clots. Variable gneissic fabric averaging 114º/75ºW, migmatitic, contorted banding, regular moderate jointing at 36º/90º, 120º/90ºand other less common orientations.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Dimension Stone |
Map - Precambrian Geology, Huntsville Area
Publication Number: P3413 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area
Publication Number: R052 Scale: Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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