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Record: MDI41I02NE00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Delamere Lake - 1975
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1980-Mar-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Mica

Secondary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)



Location

Township or Area: Delamere

Latitude: 46° 10' 30.94"    Longitude: -80° 40' 17.5"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 525354.003   Northing: 5113573.002    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I02NE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

pre-1974: pitting




Lithology

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

Lithology Comments

Jan 13, 2009 (A Wilson) - The dike is described as consisting of pink alkalic feldspar, quartz and relatively abundant muscovtie and biotite, forming books up to 15 cm in size. A few apatite crystals are visible in places within the dike.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1BiotiteEconomicOre
3OrthoclaseEconomicOre
4MuscoviteEconomicOre
2ApatiteEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Burwash, Nipissing, Parry Sound, and Sudbury districts

Publication Number: M2271 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1974

Author: Lumbers S.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Burwash area, districts of Nipissisng, Parry Sound, and Sudbury

Publication Number: R116 Scale:     Date: 1975

Author: Lumbers S.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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