Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Wall Island North - 1954, MacBeth sample 54-S-337 - 1954 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Jun-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Niobium
Township or Area: Parry Island Area
Latitude: 45° 22' 12.36" Longitude: -80° 6' 33.49"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 569747 Northing: 5024451.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41H08NW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Feb 17, 2011 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as an isolated small mass of coarse pink granite pegmatite about 20 feet by 50 feet in dimension. The country rock is described as fine-grained pink leucogranite gneiss and black biotite paragneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrochlore | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Uranothorite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 17, 2011 (A Wilson) - A grab sample collected by the OGS returned 0.04% U3O8 equivalent.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area
Publication Number: R052 Page: 52 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Page: 50 Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Parry Sound-Huntsville area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2118 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1967
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Some radioactive mineral occurrences in the counties or districts of Frontenac, Haliburton, Hastings, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Peterborough, and Renfrew
Publication Number: OFR5057 Page: 62-64 Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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