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| Record Name(s) | Morin and Neault Property - 1926 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-15 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Papineau
Latitude: 46° 16' .32" Longitude: -78° 42' 52.53"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 676110.003 Northing: 5126225.003 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L07SE
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Proceed east from Mattawa on hwy 17 for 3.35km and turn right on Gravelle Road. Proceed south to concession 12 road. Turn right and proceed. Take next left (Gravelle road extension) and proceed. Turn right on concession road #10. Proceed 5.2km and walk south 20 degrees east onto lot 18.
1926: Morin and Neault - pitting, shipment of feldspar. 1926: F. Turcotte - pitting, few tons of feldspar shipped.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Is |
Jan 03, 2012 (A Wilson) - The deposit consisted of a 10 foot dike of feldspar containing a significant amount of biotite. A second parallel dike occurs a short distance to the south of the main pit. F. Turcotte reportedly shipped a few tons of material from this site in 1926.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Biotite | Economic | Ore |
Jan 03, 2012 (A Wilson) - The dike reportedly contained a significant amount of black mica in books up to 6 inches across. Approximately 250 tons of material was shipped from this site.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 52 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Mono - Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft area, southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5717 Page: 328 Date: 1990
Author: Goad B.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 21 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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