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MDI41H08SE00034
| Record Name(s) | Lot 27 Concession 11 - 1942 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Apr-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
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.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Leucodiorite | Contains |
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.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bornite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Malachite | Economic | Ore |
Feb 24, 2011 (A Wilson) - Bornite and chalcopyrite were observed in fragments of a pegmatite dike on the waste pile.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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:
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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