Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Industrial Minerals Corporation Feldspar pit - 1923 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1981-Jun-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Christie
Latitude: 45° 20' 41.85" Longitude: -79° 49' 31.86"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 592009.996 Northing: 5021943.002 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E05SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From Orrville, highway 518 west 3.1km to Swords Road. Turn south and follow for 3.4km to abandoned railway. Follow railway west for 3.4km to southeast Hunt Cabin trail. The pit is located 125m east of the cabin and ~20m north of Spectacle Lake.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Monzogranite | Contains |
Mar 04, 2011 (A Wilson) - The intrusive has been mapped as a laminated, gneissic monzogranite locally veined by quartzo-feldspathic material. The pegmatite dike is approximately 15 feet wide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microcline | Economic | Ore |
Mar 04, 2011 (A Wilson) - The waste rock on the dump shows pink microcline feldspar crystals with grey quartz in pegmatite. The microcline crystals are up to 1 foot in diameter. The feldspar was analyzed by J. Satterly and a sample from the pit returned 64.63% silica, 19.29% alumina, 14.48% potash and 1.34% soda.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1923 | 191 | AR 51 pt 2, p. 56 | Industrial Minerals Corporation of Canada Limited reportedly shipped 200 tons of spar between 1923-24. |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Portions of the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM51A Scale: 1:126,720 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 Scale: Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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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