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| Record Name(s) | J.G. McLennan Property - 1956 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Aug-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-13 |
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Primary Commodities: Niobium
Secondary Commodities: Rare Earth Elements, Uranium
Township or Area: Peck
Latitude: 45° 28' 4.92" Longitude: -78° 44' 49.46"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 676112.999 Northing: 5037413.997 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E07NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: SE corner of lot 6 conc 4 of Peck Township.
1956: J.G. McLennan - stripping, sampling
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Diorite To Quartz Diorite | Contains |
Jan 12, 2012 (A Wilson) - The country rock is hybrid granite gneiss striking N20E and dipping 30E. It is cut by a vertical pegmatite dike which strikes north. It is exposed for a length of 35 feet and is 3 to 5 feet wide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrochlore | Economic | Ore |
Jan 12, 2012 (A Wilson) - A mineralogical assessment of the pyroclore assayed 0.4843 (Nb?). A chip sample across the pegmatite assayed 0.004% U3O8. A grab sample from the pegmatite assayed 0.006% U3O8. All analyses were radiometric.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
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Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 65 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Page: 50 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Some radioactive mineral occurrences in the counties or districts of Frontenac, Haliburton, Hastings, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Peterborough, and Renfrew
Publication Number: OFR5057 Page: 46-47 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 392 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
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