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Record: MDI31E13SE00032

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lot 136 Concession A pit - 1902
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-11
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron, Titanium



Location

Township or Area: Lount

Latitude: 45° 48' 42.7"    Longitude: -79° 37' 23.12"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 606978   Northing: 5074066    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31E13SE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1902: Ontario Department of Mines, 1 pit and 3 diamond drill holes totaling 152 ft.


Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

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

Lithology Comments

Feb 27, 2019 (A Wilson) - The host rock is described as hornblende-plagioclase gneiss.




Mineralization

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

Mineralization Comments

Nov 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by J. Satterly returned 43.88% Fe, 23.28% SiO2, 0.36% TiO2, 0.06%S, 0.06% P. Disseminated magnetite is found in flat-lying stringers in the pit walls.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Metamorphic
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District

Publication Number: ARV51-02 Page: 41, 45  Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Part - Geology of Lount Township

Publication Number: ARV64-06 Page: 30, 38  Date: 1997

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Township of Lount, District of Parry Sound, Ontario

Publication Number: M1955-04 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1997

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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