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Record: MDI31E11SW00020

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) OGS Property Rainy Lake - 2 - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Apr-09
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gabbro (Structural Material)



Location

Township or Area: McMurrich

Latitude: 45° 31' 20.62"    Longitude: -79° 27' 47.73"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 620013   Northing: 5042133    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
Olivine Gabbro 1 Olivine Metagabbro Is

Lithology Comments

Apr 01, 2011 (A Wilson) - Sulphide mineralization is common along joint planes. The variable texture, mineralogy and jointing may limit the block size and potential of this site. The site has not been tested at depth.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1DiopsideEconomicGangue
2GarnetEconomicGangue
3MagnetiteEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

Mono - Reconnaissance survey of building stones of eastern and central Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5585 Scale:     Date: 1986

Author: Verschuren C.P., Papertzian V.C., Kingston P.W., Villard D.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Map - Precambrian Geology, Huntsville Area

Publication Number: P3413 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario

Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1967

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


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