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MDI31E05SW00039
| Record Name(s) | Lot 14 Concession 2 pit - 1925 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jun-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Foley
Latitude: 45° 15' 56.02" Longitude: -79° 54' 13.14"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 586009.001 Northing: 5013036.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E05SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Orthogneiss | 1 | Hornblende | Contains |
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Mar 01, 2011 (A Wilson) - Modern interpretations identify the rock type as gneissic textured augen-textured leucodiorite to quartz leucodiorite. Primary igneous layering is present in places and is marked by pyroxene or its metamorphic equivalent.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Magnetite | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 01, 2011 (A Wilson) - A 4 lb grab sample collected by J. Satterly returned 0.32% Cu and a 6 lb grab sample collected from a pit to the south returned 0.26% Cu.The mineralization is described as being disseminated. The mineralization consists of chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and magnetite.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: 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 - 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:
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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