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MDI41I04NW00025
| Record Name(s) | Apsey Lake - 1976 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-09 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Township or Area: Merritt
Latitude: 46° 12' 14.32" Longitude: -81° 47' 58.05"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 438323.999 Northing: 5117022.004 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I04NW
Point Location Description: Point
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Southern
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz Arenite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 2 | Host |
Aug 10, 2009 (A Wilson) - Sulphides are found in the Mississagi quartzite and Bruce conglomerate
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 10, 2009 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is described as disseminated and constituting less than 5% of the rock. Graphite veinlets are closely associated with the sulphide mineralization.
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
File - Resident Geologist Mineral Deposit File #348
Publication Number: Min Dep Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Sudbury RGO
Map - Merritt and Foster townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2311 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1975
Author: Card K.D., Blackburn C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Merritt Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0322 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D., Blackburn C.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 280 Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Espanola-Whitefish Falls area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R131 Page: 47 Date: 1976
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Merritt Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF146 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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