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MDI31E12SE00012
| Record Name(s) | Old Man's Lake Area - 1942 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Apr-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Jul-17 |
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Primary Commodities: Graphite, Marble (Building Stone)
Secondary Commodities: Garnet (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Spence
Latitude: 45° 36' 13.97" Longitude: -79° 37' 59.06"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 606597.003 Northing: 5050945.997 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31E12SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Jan 04, 2012 (A Wilson) - The marble contains a few altered hornblende schist inclusions which, in turn, contain coarse graphite flakes as much as 1 inch in diameter.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 04, 2012 (A Wilson) - The graphite occurs as coarse flakes, ranging from ¼ to 1 inch in diameter within hornblende schist fragments. The limestone contains little graphite. Satterly also noted the presence of graphite in hornblende schist inclusions on the shore of Bilsland Lake. Under the water of Bilsland Lake, disseminated graphite occurs within the limestone.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Page: 64 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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