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| Record Name(s) | Waters Sulphide 'G' - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Waters
Latitude: 46° 25' 22.4" Longitude: -81° 10' 21.57"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 486732.979 Northing: 5141049.61 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06NE
Point Location Description: Mineral occurrence at surface symbol (Map, GDIF144)
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The Waters Sulphide 'G' Occurrence is located approximately 20 km west of Sudbury, in the northeast area of Waters Township. The area is crosscut by two east to Greater City of Sudbury Area y, in the central area of Waters Township. The area is crosscut by two east to west trending main roads: the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17) and highway 658. The occurrence is located to the west of Santala Road approximately 2.0 kilometres north of Highway 55, Naughton Station. (GDIF144)
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Supergroup: Sudbury Igneous Complex, Main Mass
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Schist-Unsubdivided | 0 | Biotite-Hornblende Schist, Quartzite, Basalt | Host |
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May 05, 2009 (D Scholtz) - Stobie Formation metapelites; pillowed and massive basalt, mafic and intermediate pyroclastic rocks, wacke in the middle and upper parts. (GSC OF4570, 2005). Country rock: Huronian Metavolcanics: biotite-hornblende schist associated with quartzite. The host rock is biotite and hornblende schist.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Ore |
Map - Waters Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0247 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Denison-Waters area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R060 Scale: Date: 1968
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Denison-Waters area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2119 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1967
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Waters Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF144 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geology, Sudbury bedrock compilation, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 4570 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2005
Author: Ames, D E; Davidson, A; Buckle, J L; Card, K D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/221501
Folio - Waters Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF144 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Mines Library, Sudbury; Geology Ontario
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