Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Sunstone - 1993 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Gemstones)
Township or Area: Dudley
Latitude: 45° 3' 15.22" Longitude: -78° 24' 55.54"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 703511.642 Northing: 4992224.313 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E01SW
Point Location Description: Point 1.2 km NW of South Portage Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: From the Drag Lake area - no specific location.
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Pale yellow, gem quality scapolite and sunstone (aventurine - irridescent microcline) are reported from the Drag Lake area.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Scapolite | Economic | Ore |
Book - Notes on Canadian Gems and Ornamental Stones; In: Contributions to Canadian Mineralogy, 1944; University of Toronto Studies, Geological Series vol. 49
Publication Number: ContCanMin 49 Page: 76-77 Date: 1945
Author: Waite, G.G.
Publisher Name: University of Toronto
Location: https://www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1944-vol-49.pdf
Publication - A Catalogue of Canadian Minerals; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-45
Publication Number: Paper 69-45 Page: 482 Date: 1972
Author: Traill, R J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102924
Journal - The Journal of Gemmology 1948, vol. 1, no. 8
Publication Number: JourGemm Page: 28 Date: 1948
Author:
Publisher Name: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain
Location: https://gem-a.com/component/edocman/?task=document.viewdoc&id=149&Itemid=
Mono - A catalogue of the Ontario localities represented by the mineral collection of the Royal Ontario Museum
Publication Number: MP070 Page: 234,283 Date: 1977
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 253, 272 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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