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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI31E11SW00021

Record: MDI31E11SW00021

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Rainy Lake 3 - 1986, Rye 03 - 1986
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Apr-15
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Granite



Location

Township or Area: Ryerson

Latitude: 45° 32' 36.19"    Longitude: -79° 29' .32"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 618394   Northing: 5044435    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
Gabbro 1 Is

Lithology Comments

Aug 27, 2012 (A Wilson) - The material has inconsistent texture, mineralogy and inconsistently spaced joints which would make extraction of large blocks diffictult.




Mineralization Comments

Aug 27, 2012 (A Wilson) - Polished samples of this stone display a unique and attractive texture.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Dimension Stone

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


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