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Record: MDI31M04SW00079

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Karol Lake Carbonatite - 1969
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Jun-06
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By A Wilson

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Cerium, Lanthanum

Secondary Commodities: Strontium, Niobium, Ytterbium, Yttrium



Location

Township or Area: Strathcona

Latitude: 47° 1' 30.17"    Longitude: -79° 48' 29.02"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 590575   Northing: 5208637    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 31M04SW

Point Location Description: carbonatite dike on east side of highway

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: The dike is located in a rock cut on the east side of highway 11 about 300 m north of Karol Lake.



Exploration History

1999-2000: Temex Resources Limited – airborne geophysics, GC


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
CO-2631 / 2.19845 31M04SW2034 31M04SW2034
CO-2668 / 2.20234 31M04SW2037 31M04SW2037

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Temagami

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Carbonatite-Unsubdivided 1 Host
Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided 2 Contains

Lithology Comments

Oct 20, 2012 (A Wilson) - A 10-20 cm wide carbonatite dike strikes north-northeast and dips approximately 75°W. The dike intrudes mafic to intermediate metavolcanics




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SynchysiteEconomicOre
2StrontianiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Oct 20, 2012 (A Wilson) - A sample collected by the ODM in 1969 assayed 0.4% Sr, tr Nb, tr Yt, tr Yb, 0.13% La2O3 and 0.51% CeO2



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Diatreme
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Intrusive

References

MonoMap - Geology of the northeast Temagami area, District of Nipissing

Publication Number: R163 Scale:     Date: 1978

Author: Bennett G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey


Map - Strathcona Township, District of Timiskaming

Publication Number: P0596 Scale: 1:15,840    Date: 1997

Author: Bennett G., McNally N.K.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines


Map - Briggs and Strathcona townships, Nipissing District

Publication Number: M2324 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1976

Author: Bennett G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines


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For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist District Office