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| Record Name(s) | C. F. McQuire Pegmatite - 1937 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: McKellar
Latitude: 45° 29' 46.98" Longitude: -79° 46' 34.62"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 595611 Northing: 5038823 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E05NW
Point Location Description: open cut
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From the bridge crossing Manitouwabing River in lot 4 concession 7, drive south 250 m to the Chisholm hunt camp. From the cabin, follow the footpath across beaver dam and south for 270 km to the top of a small hill.
1937-38: C.F. McQuire - in production. Feldspar produced and sold to Bathurst Feldspar Mines Limited.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
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| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Mar 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite dike was opened by a trench which trends N50°-85°W and is 220 ft long, 25 ft wide and 10-20 ft deep. The operators reported that the dike was 12 feet wide, widening to 25 ft at the west end, but that at a depth of 20 ft it narrowed to 4 ft. The host rock is gray biotite gneiss, with minor amounts of hornblende gneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orthoclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Plagioclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - Pink feldspar can be seen in masses as large as 3 by 5 feet. Glassy white quartz is abundant at the west end. There is practically no biotite and very few garnets. The pink feldspar returned 14.83% potash and the white feldspar returned 0.90% potash.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1937 | 609 | IMR020 p. 22 | approximately 600 tons of feldspar produced |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Page: 55, 60 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area
Publication Number: R052 Page: 47 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 22 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology of the Manitouwabing Lake area
Publication Number: OFM0157 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1991
Author: McRoberts G.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Orrville Area
Publication Number: P3414 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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