Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Wall Island Central - 1954 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1982-Mar-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Uranium
Secondary Commodities: Niobium
Township or Area: Parry Island Area
Latitude: 45° 21' 59.68" Longitude: -80° 6' 36.68"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 569682 Northing: 5024058.998 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41H08SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
pre-1952: test pitting
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Feb 18, 2011 (A Wilson) - A coarse-grained pink graphic leucogranite pegmatite is exposed for a length of 450 feet and a width of 30 to 30 feet. The dike has a northerly strike. The country rocks are described as black, medium-grained bioite paragneiss and pink, fine-grained leucogranite gneiss.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrochlore | Economic | Ore |
Feb 18, 2011 (A Wilson) - The margins of the pegmatite contain biotite while the central part carries accessory pale-green muscovite. Low values in U3O8 ranging from 0.003 to 0.067% were returned from grab samples collected by the OGS.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
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 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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:
MonoMap - Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC014 Scale: Date: 1971
Author: Ferguson S.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
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