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Record: MDI31E11NE00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Frank Watson Property - 1921
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-18
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-19
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Cerium, Uranium

Secondary Commodities: Rare Earth Elements



Location

Township or Area: Butt

Latitude: 45° 41' 37.07"    Longitude: -79° 2' 50.45"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 652030.001   Northing: 5061863.001    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31E11NE

Point Location Description: LOT: 10 N1/2 CONC: 6

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

circa: 1920: F. Watson - stripping . 2010: Griftco Corporation - ground geophysics


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
File 52 Butt Tp. 20000006309 20000006309

Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Granite Host
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Granite Contains

Lithology Comments

Aug 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite dikes range from 12 to 24 inches in width.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1AllaniteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Aug 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - The dike is composed of pink feldspar, quartz and a small amount of black mica. Some small brown crystals of allanite (?) were seen.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Pegmatite
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Intrusive

References

Publication - Radium-bearing pegmatites of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1921, part D

Publication Number: GSC SR 1921D Page: 64  Date: 1922

Author: Ellsworth, H V

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/103422


Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 65  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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