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Record: MDI31E06NE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Yearley Property - 1929
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1981-Jul-17
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-18
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Diatomite



Location

Township or Area: Chaffey

Latitude: 45° 23' 58.88"    Longitude: -79° 13' 33.81"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 638837.997   Northing: 5028882.995    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31E06NE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation





Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Sedimentary Unconsolidated-unsubdivided 1 Diatomite Is

Lithology Comments

Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as consisting of more than 20 feet of diatomaceous peat.




Mineralization Comments

Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - A sample of the product was analysed by T. Heys and Sons. A sample of calcined product was light-brown in colour and consisting of Pinnularia diatom fragments. The sample analysed 77.82% Si02, 12.13% Al2O3, 1.37% Fe2O3 and 2.88% CaO.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Unconsolidated
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Unconsolidated

References

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 - Haliburton area, Province of Ontario

Publication Number: ARM52A Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Huntsville Area

Publication Number: P3413 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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