Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Bergeron Mine - 1926, Graff Showing - 1893 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals), Mica
Township or Area: Calvin
Latitude: 46° 13' 30.42" Longitude: -78° 50' 28.65"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 666473 Northing: 5121325 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L02NW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
1926-27: Mattawa Feldspar Company - production 250 tons
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anorthosite | 2 | Anorthosite | Gneissic | Contains |
Jun 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - Shallow suface pits were opened on a dike of impure, dark-coloured feldspar. The pegmatite is described as being about 3 feet wide.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore |
Jun 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - The feldspar returned 62.10% SiO2, 23.54% Al2O3, 3.00% CaO and 9.08% Na2O. Clear green muscovite up to 10 inches in size was found in the dike.
Publication - Mica; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 701
Publication Number: CMB Pub 701 Page: 49 Date: 1929
Author: Spence, H.S.
Publisher Name: Canadian Dept. of Mines, Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307866
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 21, 30 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, Mattawa-Deep River area (western half), District of Nipissing
Publication Number: P1196 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1976
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Publication - Mica Deposits of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Economic Geology Series 19
Publication Number: Econ Geol 19 Page: 85 Date: 1960
Author: Hoadley, J W
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102453
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