Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | OGS Sample 81-RK-39 - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1992-Feb-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Silica/Quartz (Structural Material)
Secondary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Township or Area: Perry
Latitude: 45° 31' 32.2" Longitude: -79° 19' 35.24"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 630689.003 Northing: 5042704.001 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E06NW
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From the intersection of highway 11 and highway 518 at Emsdale, proceed west on the township road for 500m. On foot proceed south along hydro transmission line for 120m. Proceed west for 30m to the pit.
circa 1970: approximately 15-20 tons of quartz extracted from the pit
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Hanging Wall | ||
| Vein | 3 | Quartz | Is | |
| Amphibolite | 4 | Footwall |
Jan 10, 2012 (A Wilson) - The bedrock consists of a massive garnetiferous amphibolite with minor quartz and pegmatite stringers throughout. Mineralization is restricted to minor amounts of disseminated pyrite. A 5 foot wide pegmatite dike trends N20E and dips 65 W.
Jan 10, 2012 (A Wilson) - Grab samples of amphibolite collected by the OGS returned 29 ppm Cu, 4 ppm Pb, 34 ppm Zn and 0.2 ppm Ag; 24 ppm Cu, 6 ppm Pb, 27 ppm Zn. A sample of pegmatite assayed 16 ppm Cu, 7 ppm Pb, 13 ppm Zn.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
Part - Copper and iron regions of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV09.008 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Coleman A.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
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:
Mono - The gold potential of the Huntsville-Parry Sound area of Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5521 Scale: Date: 1984
Author: Villard D.J., Keevil R., Hogg A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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