Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI000000002063
| Record Name(s) | Sample 16JW821A1Dark - 2016, Station 16JW821 - 2016 |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2017-Mar-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Nickel
Township or Area: Copenace
Latitude: 48° 13' 45.37" Longitude: -84° 2' 12.25"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 720054 Northing: 5346028.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
Point Location Description: island outcrop located on Pickle Lake
Location Method: Field Visit with GPS
Access Description: The site is accessible by taking ATV trails to southwestern shore of Pickle Lake and travelling by boat to location on a small islet.
2016: OGS sampling
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ultramafic-Unsubdivided | 1 | Massive | Contains |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Pentlandite | Economic | Ore |
Mar 02, 2017 (A Wilson) - No visible mineralization in sample aside from magnetite. Nickel occurs both as very fine-grained pentlandite disseminated in serpentinized rock and as some of the nickel is in silicates. The nickel assayed up to 4477 ppm.
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