Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | F.H. Armstrong Property - 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: Silica
Township or Area: Butt
Latitude: 45° 42' 44.94" Longitude: -79° 4' 5.66"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 650353.004 Northing: 5063918.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31E11NE
Point Location Description: LOT: 8 S1/2 CONC: 9
Location Method: Data Compilation
circa 1920: F.H. Armstrong - pitting, 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 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Granite | Contains |
Aug 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite dike is 3-4 feet wide and approximately 40 feet long. The dike showed strong segregation of minerals with 12-18 inches of massive white quartz in the middle and pink potash spar at the edges.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Allanite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Ilmenite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 03, 2011 (A Wilson) - Books of altered chloritic biotite up to 2 inches in diameter occur within the feldspar. Magnetite or ilmenite and a few small brownish crystals up to 1 inch long (allanite) were observed.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
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:
Mono - Uranium and thorium deposits of southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5311 Page: 352 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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