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| Record Name(s) | Imperial Oil - 1975 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Cavendish
Latitude: 44° 44' 31.21" Longitude: -78° 22' 1.17"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 708451.24 Northing: 4957663.72 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D09NW, 31D16SW
Point Location Description: Point 3.5 km west of Morrow Island
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The property lies about 1 mile west of Catchacoma Lake. It is accessed via Hwy 507 from Gooderham, taking the Picard Lake road and secondary logging roads west to the property.
Previous trenching and drilling by unknown operator. 1975 : Imperial Oil conducted geological and radiometric surveys.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| AFRO # 59/ 2.2002 | 31D09NW8542 | 31D09NW8542 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Elzevir
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Quartzo-Feldspathic | Host | |
| Paragneiss | 3 | Amphibolitic | Host | |
| Pegmatite | 4 | Granitic | Host |
Jan 17, 2017 (A Wilson) - Marble, quartzite and quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, and minor amphibolitic paragneiss form a fold whose east limb strikes north-northeast while the west limb strikes north-northwest. Dips are generally moderately to the west. Granitic pegmatite lenses containing minor biotite, hornblende, pyroxene and magnetite display uranophane stain.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uranophane | Economic | Ore |
Map - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township and Environs, Grenville Province
Publication Number: P3605 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 2010
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
MonoMap - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township, Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province
Publication Number: OFR6229 Scale: Date: 2012
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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