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MDI31F02NE00065
| Record Name(s) | Lavant - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Apr-10 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Iron
Township or Area: Lavant
Latitude: 45° 8' 28.27" Longitude: -76° 35' 20.64"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 375065.154 Northing: 4999862.839 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F02NE
Point Location Description: General, map symbol Fe near road just N of Clyde River, lot 11, con 1.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The deposit is located less than 30 m north of the gravel road connecting the settlements of Brightside and Flower Station at a point 9.2 km west of Brightside.
1957-1958: Two prospect pits inspected, some diamond drilling (unspecified amount), stripping, aeromagnetic, magnetometer and geologic surveys by Lavant Iron Mines Limited. Largest deposit outlined contains about 50,000 tons. Assays ranged from 23 to 51% Fe with up to 1.5% TiO2.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gabbro | 1 | Host |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Apatite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Hornblende | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Ilmenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Magnetite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Part - Geology of Darling Township and part of Lavant Township
Publication Number: ARV65-07.002 Page: 58-59 Date: 1998
Author: Peach P.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Iron deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC011 Page: 250 Date: 1968
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, base and precious metals, iron and molybdenum deposits of Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2211 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1979
Author: Carter T.R., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area
Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 102-104 Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Metallogeny of the Grenville Province, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5515 Page: 88 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Darling area, Lanark and Renfrew counties
Publication Number: OFR5693 Page: 171 Date: 1988
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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