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MDI31F07SW00035
| Record Name(s) | Ferguson Lake Road - 1981 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Sep-26 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Secondary Commodities: Uranium
Township or Area: Blithfield
Latitude: 45° 16' 18.39" Longitude: -76° 49' 56.75"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 356261.002 Northing: 5014774.997 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F07SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: In a roadcut at the intersection of Hwy 508 and the Ferguson Lake Road.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 2 | Contains |
Aug 26, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite is an irregular sill-like body that trends 040°/030°. The pegmatite contains inclusions of marble and the marble is recrystallized and coarsened and altered to diopside along the contacts.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oligoclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Orthoclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Albite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 26, 2011 (A Wilson) - The predominant feldspar is plagioclase (probably oligoclase). White to pale pink orthoclase occurs towards the centre of the dike. There are also pinkish feldspar crystals up to 15 cm in length in the central part of the dike. Minor muscovite, chloritized biotite, disseminated pyrite, hornblende, garnet and hematite plus an unknown radioactive mineral also were identified.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
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
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Geological series, Renfrew area, eastern part, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P1838 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1978
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Geological series, industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2209 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1980
Author: Vos M.A., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Renfrew, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2462 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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