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Record: MDI41I09NE00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Dana Black Granite - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Producing Mine
Date Created 1985-Sep-17
Date Last Modified 2023-Aug-03
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Anorthosite



Location

Township or Area: Dana

Latitude: 46° 38' 12.22"    Longitude: -80° 13' 59.3"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 558694.849   Northing: 5165081.711    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 41I09NE

Point Location Description: Point

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

MINERALOGY: BLACK MASS MED-COARSE ANORTH. OF 90% BYTOWNITE, 8% HYPERSTHENE AND 2% AUGITE., ROCK OF AGES: OPENED TEST FACE SW OF DANAS MAIN QUARRY MORE AUGITE AND COARSER - OFR 5329 P28-9.




Mineralization

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

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological series, River valley area, districts of Nipissing and Sudbury

Publication Number: P0844 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1973

Author: Lumbers S.B.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Mono - Building stone inventory of the Sudbury Resident Geologist's area

Publication Number: OFR5721 Page: 41-43  Date: 1989

Author: Lacey J.K.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Folio - Dana Township, District of Nipissing

Publication Number: GDIF246 Date: 1997

Author: Sudbury RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Industrial minerals of the Sudbury area

Publication Number: OFR5329 Page: 5-6  Date: 1981

Author: Vos M.A., Smith B.A., Stevenato R.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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