Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Holden-Waltenbury Property - 1941 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1980-Apr-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Nipissing
Latitude: 46° 4' 11.52" Longitude: -79° 35' 36.18"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 608780 Northing: 5102772 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L04SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description:
1941-44: Holden and Waltenbury - 2 cars of feldspar were reportedly removed from the site.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent |
May 22, 2009 (A Wilson) - The showing is described as an irregularly shaped open-cut quarried for about 100 feet along the side of a hill. The dike strikes N50E and dips 20NW and ranges in width from a few feet to about 20 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
May 22, 2009 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite contains pink microcline masses as much as 1 foot in width, but most of the feldspar contains a considerable amount of quartz as graphic intergrowths. The intergrowths render the feldspar low-grade. Accessory minerals are hematite and biotite.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the North Bay area, districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound
Publication Number: R094 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - North Bay area, Nipissing and Parry Sound districts
Publication Number: M2216 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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