Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | OGS Sample 81-RK-99 - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper, Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Lead
Township or Area: Chaffey
Latitude: 45° 19' 5.34" Longitude: -79° 14' 16.56"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 638107.001 Northing: 5019803.998 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E06SW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: First exit from highway 11 northbound for Huntsville. Travel 1 km northeast on road. Pits are located at back of Bennet Industries on south sides.
Pre-1940- pitting
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Andesine Monzogranite | Contains |
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Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - A series of gneisses have been recrystallized to form "sweats" of quartz, orthoclase, plagioclase, hornblende and biotite in pegmatite and associated rusty areas. The gneiss is grey in colour containing pink alkali feldspar phenocrysts and porphyroblasts of garnet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrite | Alteration | Gangue | 1 | ||||
| Graphite | Alteration | Gangue | 2 |
Apr 14, 2011 (A Wilson) - Disseminated pyrite and graphite are detected in the pit. The best assay returned 470 ppm Zn, 98 ppm Cu and 83 ppm Pb. Sample 81-RK-100 collected from a pegmatite returned 26 ppm Zn, 135 ppm Cu and 34 ppm Pb
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
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:
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, 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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