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MDI31D15SE00117
| Record Name(s) | North Birchbark - 1987 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jun-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2021-Dec-14 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper, Cobalt
Township or Area: Snowdon
Latitude: 44° 48' 46.72" Longitude: -78° 34' 56.87"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 691158 Northing: 4965018 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31D15SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 1.0 km north-northwest of Birchbark Lake on Highway 503.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Dolomitic | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diorite | 2 | Diorite | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 11, 2017 (A Wilson) - Lot 13, Concession 1: 2 samples of sulphides disseminated in diorite. Co 500 and 110 ppm; Cu 1500 and 470 ppm; Ni 210 and 30 ppm; Zn 140 and 194 ppm. Four other diorite samples containing sulphides gave the following assays: Co 100, 200, 100, and 200 ppm; Cu 2900, 600, 300 and 1200 ppm; Mo 100, 100, 100 and 40 ppm; Ni 100, 100, 100, and 300 ppm; and Zn 100, 100, 100, and 100 ppm.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
MonoMap - Geology of the Howland area, Haliburton, Peterborough and Victoria counties
Publication Number: OFR5639 Scale: Date: 1987
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Howland area, Haliburton, Peterborough, and Victoria counties
Publication Number: P2699 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1984
Author: Easton R.M., Bartlett J.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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