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MDI31C13NW00057
| Record Name(s) | Umfraville - 1981, Rio Canadian - 1957 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-30 |
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Primary Commodities: Titanium, Magnetite, Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Phosphate, Cobalt
Township or Area: Wollaston
Latitude: 44° 55' 42" Longitude: -77° 50' 56.52"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 275172.548 Northing: 4978938.395 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C13NW
Point Location Description: General
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: West of McMurray Lake.
1957: Rio Canadian Exploration - Magnetometer and geological surveys (Res. Geol. Assessment File #1). 1969: Tanda Ltd. - Geological mapping, magnetometer surveying and assay sampling (Res. Geol. Assessment File #4). See also Tanda - MDI31C13NW00064 (Faraday Twp.) and MDI31C13NE00106 (Limerick Twp.).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 63.871 | 31C13NW0007 | 31C13NW0007 |
| 63.2578 | 31C13NW0003 | 31C13NW0003 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Domain: Belmont
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibolite | 2 | Pyroxinic amphibolite | Host | |
| Anorthosite | 3 | Adjacent | ||
| Pegmatite | 4 | Near | ||
| Syenite | 5 | Adjacent | ||
| Limestone | 6 | Near | ||
| Pyroxenite | 7 | Pyroxenite-gabbro with magnetite-ilmenite-apatite | Host |
Aug 30, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - Disseminated titaniferous magnetite in pyroxenic amphibolite within the Umfraville gabbro. Zone is approximately 3000 feet long and 400-750 feet wide (MDC011).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilmenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Titanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Apatite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 30, 2024 (Nazha Sabiri) - A grab sample assayed 18.29% iron, 7.40% titanium dioxide, 3.70%, phosphate , 17.91% silica. 10 to 20% iron is estimated to be present within the zone (MDC011).
Part - Mineral occurrences in the north Hastings area
Publication Number: ARV52-03 Page: 53 Date: 1998
Author: Thomson J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Book - Preliminary report on the geology in the vicinity of aeromagnetic anomalies on the Bancroft and Coe Hill sheets
Publication Number: PR1951-02 Page: 13 Date: 1998
Author: Abraham E.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Chandos Township, Peterborough County and Wollaston Township, Hastings County
Publication Number: R011 Page: 54 Date: 1998
Author: Shaw D.M., Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 181 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 88 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusions, Base-Metal Sulphides, and Platinum Group Element Potential of the Grenville Province in Southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5880 Page: 94-95 Date: 1994
Author: Wilson G.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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