Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | J. Brotton - 1985 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-May-30 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Garnet (Nonmetals)
Secondary Commodities: Molybdenum, Silica Sand
Township or Area: Burns
Latitude: 45° 35' 32.22" Longitude: -77° 40' 7.09"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 291850.28 Northing: 5052213.14 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F12SE
Point Location Description: Dot symbol ' Mo ' on N shore of Burns Lake.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: On the slope of a hill 750 ft at N30E from a house near the N shore of Burns [ Long ] Lake. [ 1945 ].
1940: J. Brotton staked the property and completed pitting and trenching.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Garnet-Biotite | Near |
Nov 23, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - The mineralized pegmatite dyke cuts a garnet-biotite paragneiss
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
Nov 23, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - The mineralized body consists mainly of a mass of glassy white quartz containing very rarely, scattered flakes of molybdenite from a quarter of an inch to one inch in width within a pegmatite dike.
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Molybdenum deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC007 Scale: 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 Scale: Date: 1980
Author: Carter T.R., Colvine A.C., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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