Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | A.E. Trafford Claim - 1921 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Cerium, Rare Earth Elements
Secondary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Butt
Latitude: 45° 41' 37.43" Longitude: -79° 2' 50.63"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 652026.001 Northing: 5061873.998 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E11NE
Point Location Description: LOT: 10 N1/2 CONC: 7
Location Method: Data Compilation
pre-1921: stripping. 2010: Griftco Corporation - ground geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| File 52 Butt Tp. | 20000006309 | 20000006309 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Granite | Host |
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| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Granite | Contains |
Aug 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as a dyke 18 to 24 inches in thickness contained within a coarse, foliated hornblende gneiss. The dike dips about 45°NW
Aug 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite is a mixture of medium-grained pink to red feldspar and quartz with white and black mica in books up to 3 or 4 inches in diameter. Some scattered grains of an unidentified radioactive mineral up to ¼ inch were observed.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
Publication - Radium-bearing pegmatites of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1921, part D
Publication Number: GSC SR 1921D Page: 63-64 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:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 362 Date: 1981
Author: Gordon J.B., Rybak U.C., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 209 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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