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Record: MDI31E11SW00018

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Strarrat Road Graphite - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-14
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-19
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Graphite



Location

Township or Area: Ryerson

Latitude: 45° 33' 55.72"    Longitude: -79° 27' 34.08"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 620216.999   Northing: 5046924.998    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31E11SW

Point Location Description: Approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 1 Pelitic Contains

Lithology Comments

Jan 04, 2012 (A Wilson) - The pelitic unit extends at least 8 km to the northwest and may become attenuated against the tectonic zone along the east side of the Parry Sound Domain and Ahmic Subdomain.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Jan 04, 2012 (A Wilson) - The gneiss is considered to be graphite-rich.



Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Graphite occurrences in the Algonquin region, Grenville province, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 870

Publication Number: GSC OF 870 Page: 4-5  Date: 1982

Author: Davidson, A.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129745


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