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| Record Name(s) | Kusk Lake Fenite - 1975 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Zinc
Secondary Commodities: Niobium
Township or Area: Whitefish Lake Reserve Area
Latitude: 46° 19' 40.36" Longitude: -81° 18' 2.85"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 476847.001 Northing: 5130522.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06SW
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Fenite | 1 | Brecciated | Host |
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Feb 25, 2009 (A Wilson) - Fenite breccias along the north and east contacts of the ankerite vein are hematite-rich, indicating the possible presence of sulphide mineralization.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Sphalerite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Rutile | Economic | Ore |
Feb 25, 2009 (A Wilson) - Minor amounts of sphalerite were found in the Kusk Lake fenite and niobium-bearing ilmenorutile also is present. A sphalerite vein 2.5 - 7.5 cm wide and 1 m long is located in the central parts of ankerite vein with an exposed width of about 0.6 m and length of 1.5 m in the fenite.
Map - Louise-Eden area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2299 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1975
Author: Card K.D., Palonen P.A., Siemiatkowska K.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Louise-Eden area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R124 Page: 58 Date: 1975
Author: Card K.D., Palonen P.A., Siemiatkowska K.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Folio - Indian Reserve No. 6, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF420 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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