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Record: MDI31L06SE00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Phelps Township Powerline - 1971
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Apr-18
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-30
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Kyanite (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Phelps

Latitude: 46° 22' 4.43"    Longitude: -79° 4' 46.8"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 647705.89   Northing: 5136716.52    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31L06SE

Point Location Description: stripped area

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: The site is accessible via an access road along the hydro line.



Exploration History

2002: T. Roy – trenching, sampling.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
31L06SE2002 31L06SE2002 31L06SE2002
31L06SE2001 31L06SE2001 31L06SE2001

Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Terrane: Tomiko

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Conglomerate 1 Metaconglomerate Gneissic Contains

Lithology Comments

Jul 25, 2012 (A Wilson) - Kyanite-bearing, feldspathic gneiss unites containing less than 10% biotite, muscovite, garnet and iron-titanium oxide minerals and generally no more than a few feet thick, are intercalated with muscovitic and quartzose gneiss, kyanite-free feldspathic gneiss and hornblende gneiss.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1KyaniteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jul 25, 2012 (A Wilson) - Kyanite occurs as coarse grained, flat-bladed crystals, up to 3 inches long and ½ inch across, concentrated in irregularly spaced layers, less than 1 inch thick, parallel to the stratiform foliation in the gneiss. The crystals are mainly light green, but some contain light blue zones in their central parts. The kyanite content varies from 10 to 20%.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Replacement
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

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:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Songris Area

Publication Number: P2847 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2006

Author: Easton R.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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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