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| Record Name(s) | Carling Township Copper - 1899 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-28 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Carling
Latitude: 45° 26' 11.67" Longitude: -80° 20' 12.33"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 551874.997 Northing: 5031663.999 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41H08NW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
circa 1899: test pitting
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic Geochronological Age: 888±8 Ma Geochron. Age Ref.: P3350
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthogneiss | 2 | Felsic Orthogneiss | Contains |
Oct 07, 2013 (A Wilson) - The outcrops are described as being gneissic with compositions of hornblende gneiss and grey granite gneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore |
Oct 07, 2013 (A Wilson) - Traces of disseminated chalcopyrite were observed in pegmatites on the rock dump associated with the pits.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Precambrian Geology, Parry Sound Area
Publication Number: P3550 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2004
Author: Culshaw N.G., Corrigan D., Ketchum J.W.F., Wallace P., Wodicka N.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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