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| Record Name(s) | James Wilson Farm - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-06 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Matawatchan
Latitude: 45° 7' 32.8" Longitude: -77° 4' 27.74"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 336866.001 Northing: 4999016.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F03NE
Point Location Description: Triangle symbol Mo 37, on S-shore of Lake 1 km N of S-Tp. Boundary.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The occurrence is believed to be located less than 500 m west of a dirt access road to Montserrat Lake, south of Aird Lake.
Pre-1925: Some blasting by unknown operators.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pyroxenite | 1 | Pyroxenite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Adjacent |
May 25, 2011 (A Wilson) - The occurrence was described as a mass of pyroxenite on the margin of a ridge of pegmatite from 40 to 50 feet wide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
May 25, 2011 (A Wilson) - The molybdenum occurs in small flakes scattered trhoughout the pyroxenite. Two or three pounds of molybdenite is reported to have been removed.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Skarn |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stratabound |
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Page: 193 Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Mineral Deposits in Renfrew County and Vicinity
Publication Number: GSC Mem 195 Page: 13 Date: 1936
Author: Freeman, B C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100827
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV25-01.003 Page: 138 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 86-87 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Page: 65 Date: 1968
Author: Johnston F.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of base metal, precious metal, iron, and molybdenum deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew area
Publication Number: MDC020 Page: 169 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: 136 Date: 1984
Author: Carter T.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Denbigh Area
Publication Number: P3437 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2001
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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