Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Purdy Mine - 1926 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Secondary Commodities: Beryl
Township or Area: Calvin
Latitude: 46° 16' 10.84" Longitude: -78° 53' 23.86"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 662588 Northing: 5126175 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L07SW
Point Location Description: precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Proceed west from Mattawa on highway 17; turn left on highway 630 proceed south for 2.85km, turn left and proceed 1.3km, take old partial overgrown wagon rd. On north side of road for 400m to quarry.
1926-27: G. Purdy - 1000 tons reportedly shipped
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
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Jun 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - Most of the felsdpar was taken from an open pit, 100 by 15 by 30 feet deep, sunk on a 15 foot wide dike of pink feldspar. A second, narrow and parallel dike occurs 100 feet northwest of the main pit and reportedly produced 2 cars of feldspar.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Biotite | Economic | Gangue |
Jun 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite also hosts traces of beryl, apatite, calcite and titanite.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 49-51 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 21 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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