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Record: MDI31E11NE00010

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) J. Ryan 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: Thorium, Cerium



Location

Township or Area: Butt

Latitude: 45° 41' 2.91"    Longitude: -79° 3' 48.69"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 650796.002   Northing: 5060778    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31E11NE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

circa-1920: J. Ryan - 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 Host
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Aug 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite dike is approximately 3 feet wide and dips 40°NE. A second, smaller dike also was exposed on the property.




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 contains 80% pink potash spar mixed with white and smoky quartz. Scattered grains of radioactive minerals occur. The second, smaller dike consists of 80% deep red spar with some smoky quartz and some black and white mica. Nuggets of radioactive minerals up to ½ inch diameter were abundant.



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: 64-65  Date: 1922

Author: Ellsworth, H V

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

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


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