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Record: MDI41H08SE00034

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lot 27 Concession 11 - 1942
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Apr-08
Date Last Modified 2022-Feb-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Foley

Latitude: 45° 19' 40.35"    Longitude: -80° 0' 28.69"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 577739.998   Northing: 5019852.998    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41H08SE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: From highway 69, go west on South Parry Road for ~2km. Cross CN tracks just north of the South Parry Station. Proceed on a path (for 350m) cross CP tracks and continue into the bush. The shaft is located on the northwest side of the path.



Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Contains
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 2 Leucodiorite Contains

Lithology Comments

Feb 24, 2011 (A Wilson) - The pegmatite is described as being purple in colour and coarse-grained. Modern interpretations identify the rock type as gneissic textured augen-textured leucodiorite to quartz leucodiorite. Primary igneous layering is present in places and is marked by pyroxene or its metamorphic equivalent.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1BorniteEconomicOre
2ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
3MalachiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Feb 24, 2011 (A Wilson) - Bornite and chalcopyrite were observed in fragments of a pegmatite dike on the waste pile.



Mineral Record Details

Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Disseminated

References

Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District

Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale:     Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Scale:     Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Portions of the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka, Province of Ontario

Publication Number: ARM51A Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1998

Author: Satterly J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology and mineral deposits of the Parry Sound-Huntsville area

Publication Number: R052 Scale:     Date: 1967

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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:


Map - Precambrian Geology, Orrville Area

Publication Number: P3414 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 2000

Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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