Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Wolfe Fire Tower - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1981-Mar-19 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Lyndoch
Latitude: 45° 20' 45.9" Longitude: -77° 17' 38.31"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 320292.001 Northing: 5023957.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F06SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The occurrence is located less than 400 m south of a gravelled road, east of the old Wolfe Fire Tower.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Granite | 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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| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 02, 2011 (A Wilson) - Molybdenite flakes up to 1/8 inch in size were noted in in irregular patches. The molybdenite is estimated to form 2% of the exposure.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
Part - Geology of the Brudenell-Raglan area
Publication Number: ARV62-05 Page: 76 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F., Carlson H.D.
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:
Map - Barry's Bay, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2461 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Brudenell-Raglan area, County of Renfrew, Ontario
Publication Number: M1953-02 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
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:
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