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Record: MDI31E13SE00040

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) J.W. Edwards Lot 145 Con B - 1941
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Feb-11
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron, Titanium



Location

Township or Area: Lount

Latitude: 45° 50' 40.18"    Longitude: -79° 37' 19.57"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 606992.001   Northing: 5077693.003    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31E13SE

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 Garnet-Hornblende Host
Skarn 2 Adjacent

Lithology Comments

Nov 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - The rock in the trenches is a hornblende gneiss with minor disseminated magnetite. The rock dump included examples of massive magnetite and garnet amphibolite. Other pits in the vicinity of the main showing display rock dumps consisting of medium-grained amphibolite containing disseminated magnetite and a garnet-hornblende-feldspar-magnetite rock




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1MagnetiteEconomicOre
2PyriteEconomicGangue

Mineralization Comments

Nov 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - A grab sample of magnetite collected by Satterly in 1941 returned 52.74% Fe, 2.73% SiO2, 11.50% TiO2, 2.28% S and 0.004% P. Massive magnetite containing disseminated red garnet and some pyrite was found on the rock dump.



Mineral Record Details

References

Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District

Publication Number: ARV51-02 Page: 41, 46-47  Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Part - Geology of Lount Township

Publication Number: ARV64-06 Page: 30, 40  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

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