Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Caldwell - 1896, Caldwell Pyrite Deposit - 1896 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Nov-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-21 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel
Secondary Commodities: Sulphur/Pyrite, Cobalt
Township or Area: Dalhousie
Latitude: 45° 2' 58.88" Longitude: -76° 30' 49.05"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 380806.29 Northing: 4989584.77 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F02SE
Point Location Description: Point 3.3 km southeast of Poland.
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Terrane: Sharbot Lake
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diorite | 1 | Diorite | Host |
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| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore |
Sep 15, 2015 (A Wilson) - Pyrrhotite assayed up to 0.09 % nickel. Pyrite occurs associated with diorite and gneiss. Local quartz veins reportedly contained gold (1897). An assay from the ore collected in 1897 returned 0.165% Ni and a trace of Co.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Publication - Chemical Contributions to the Geology of Canada from the Laboratory of the Survey; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 6, (1892-1893), part R
Publication Number: GSC AR 6R Page: 38 Date: 1895
Author: Hoffman, C.C.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297125
Publication - Report of the section of chemistry and mineralogy; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 9, (1897), pt. R
Publication Number: GSC AR 9R Page: 38R Date: 1896
Author: Hoffmann, G C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/296994
Publication - Summary report on the operations of the Geological Survey, for the year 1897; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 10, (1897), pt. A
Publication Number: GSC AR 10A Page: 60 Date: 1898
Author: Dawson, G M
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/293882
Publication - Report of the section of chemistry and mineralogy; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 11, (1898), pt. R
Publication Number: GSC AR 11R Page: 27 Date: 1900
Author: Hoffmann, G C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297003
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