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Record: MDI41I07NE00005

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Dryden Magnetite - 1975
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1990-Dec-13
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-02
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Iron, Titanium



Location

Township or Area: Dryden

Latitude: 46° 27' 28.98"    Longitude: -80° 47' 48.66"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 515599.997   Northing: 5144961.995    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I07NE

Point Location Description: approximate

Location Method: Conversion from MDI





Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Anorthosite 1 Anorthosite Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1MagnetiteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Feb 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - The mineralization is described as minor pods and lensoid masses rich in magnetite and ilmenomagnetite. The iron-titanium oxide masses are subparallel to the foliation in the host anorhtositic rock and possible represent primary magmatic segregations of iron-titanium oxide minerals.



Mineral Record Details

References

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

Location:


Folio - Dryden Township, District of Sudbury

Publication Number: GDIF007 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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