Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Lot 3 concession 10 dike - 1942 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Secondary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Chaffey
Latitude: 45° 24' 17.71" Longitude: -79° 15' 46.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 635933.003 Northing: 5029401 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E06NW
Point Location Description: Approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
pre-1941: trenching, stripping, test shipments of muscovite were reportedly collected
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Granite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Andesine Monzogranite | Contains |
Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The muscovite pegmatite dike is approximately 3-4 feet wide. It occurs in grey, peraluminous andesine monzogranite. It is highly stretched, contains pink, alkali feldspar phenocrysts and porphyroblasts of garnet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Microcline | Economic | Ore |
Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - The muscovite is irregularly distributed, but in places clusters of book form aggregates 1 by 2 feet. The individual books average 2 inches in diameter. Much of the microcline of the dike is graphic.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
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:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Haliburton area
Publication Number: ARV52-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
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 - 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:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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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