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| Record Name(s) | Mississippi Lake - 1973 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Nov-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Drummond
Latitude: 45° 2' 43.25" Longitude: -76° 12' 21.04"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 405036 Northing: 4988695 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F01SE
Point Location Description: quarry symbol on north shore of Mississippi Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description:
Road construction in the vicinity of the occurrence has obscured the deposit.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Sharbot Lake
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Syenite | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Host | ||
| Paragneiss | 3 | Adjacent |
Sep 16, 2015 (A Wilson) - A north-northeast trending belt of coarse syenitic and monzonitic rocks with intercalated marble and paragneiss. The mica occurrence is at the west contact of a small marble unit and the syentic rocks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phlogopite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 16, 2015 (A Wilson) - One centimeter flakes of phlogpite were found in loose material from the road construction near the marble-syenite boundary
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Watcomb area, Kenora District
Publication Number: M2209 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1970
Author: Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Map - Geology, Carleton Place, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1362A Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1973
Author: Reinhardt, E W; Wilson, A E; Liberty, B A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
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