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| Record Name(s) | Lipsett Group - 1942, Croteau Group - 1942 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Secondary Commodities: Garnet (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Mattawan, Mattawan
Latitude: 46° 21' 54" Longitude: -78° 55' 33.87"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 659528 Northing: 5136693 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L07SW
Point Location Description: open cut
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: Drive northwest from Mattawa on highway 533 for 18km and take west logging road for 7.5km to road going south for 2.8km. take trail (ATV) south at second tree plantation area. Follow ATV road for 800m to power line and travel west along power line 300m to top of ridge. follow ridge south 90m to site ~60m northeast of creek and 90m south of power line.
1942-43: P. and W. Croteau for Inspiration Mining and Development Company – property in production
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Terrane: Tomiko
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Garnetiferous- Hornblende | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite | 2 | Garnetiferous- Hornblende | Host |
Jul 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - Host rocks on the property consist of dark-coloured, garnetiferous hornblende-feldspar gneiss. Bands of light coloured pink feldspar gneiss also were noted in the area. A steeply dipping pegmatite dike ranging from 10 to 18 feet in width has a northerly strike through the gneisses. The pegmatite was exposed for a distance of approximately 40 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscovite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 06, 2012 (A Wilson) - Host rocks on the property consist of dark-coloured, garnetiferous hornblende-feldspar gneiss. Bands of light coloured pink feldspar gneiss also were noted in the area. A steeply dipping pegmatite dike ranging from 10 to 18 feet in width has a northerly strike through the gneisses. The pegmatite was exposed for a distance of approximately 40 feet.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 12 | 4 |
Part - Geology of the Mattawan-Olrig area
Publication Number: ARV53-06.001 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Mattawan-Olrig area, District of Nipissing, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM53D Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1997
Author: Harding W.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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:
MonoMap - Geology and Mineral Potential of the Eastern Tomiko Terrane, Grenville Province
Publication Number: OFR5554 Scale: Date: 2006
Author: Easton R.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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:
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