Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Coloured Aggregate Inc - 2008, Crea-Mac Contracting Company - 2007, G. Perrineau Feldspar Mine - 1981, Perrineau and Vis Feldspar Quarry - 1981, Ratter Feldspar - 1920 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Gneiss
Secondary Commodities: Mica, Feldspar (Nonmetals), Silica
Township or Area: Ratter
Latitude: 46° 28' 2.22" Longitude: -80° 19' 9.61"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 552260 Northing: 5146193 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I08NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From highway 17, take highway 539 north for 1.4 km then turn left on Rabbit Trail Road for 2.3 km to the farmhouse of Steve Noland on south side of road. A trail leads southwest from the back of the farmhouse to approximately 100 m to the site.
1920s: seasonal production of feldspar for electrical insulators and porcelain glaze 1981: Geotek Exploration and Prospecting Inc. completed a property assessment, 72 diamond drill holes, bulk sampling, trenching, and mapping. 2007-08: Crea-Mac Contracting Company produced decorative stone from the property.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| RATTER10 | 41I08NW0020 | 41I08NW0020 |
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Host |
Feb 27, 2019 (Sheree Hinz) - The dike strikes westerly and dips southward about 20° and consists of alkalic feldspar forming crystals up to 3 feet across with intergrown quartz forming pods scattered throughout the dike. The open cut is up to 45 ft wide, about 30 feet long and has a 15-foot face. The occurrence consists of two quarry sites located 1 km apart. The pegmatite appears to be homogeneous over its whole area, consisting of medium to coarse grained microcline intergrown with about 30% translucent quartz and often graphic granite. The microcline and intergrown quartz are relatively coarse grained.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Mica | Economic | Ore |
Feb 05, 2009 (A Wilson) - Books of biotite up to 0.5 m are associated with some of the quartz pods.
Date: Jun 07, 2000
Geologist: D Stephenson
Notes: DEPOSIT STATUS: 1000 TONS BACK SAMPLE QUARRIED IN EARLY 80'S ;INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION AS OF 1990
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:
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 61 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
MonoMap - Geology of the Burwash area, districts of Nipissisng, Parry Sound, and Sudbury
Publication Number: R116 Page: 140 Date: 1975
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Mono - Industrial minerals of the Sudbury area
Publication Number: OFR5329 Page: 85-88 Date: 1981
Author: Vos M.A., Smith B.A., Stevenato R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Ratter Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF252 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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