Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Callum Feldspar Deposit - 1990, Donnen Feldspar Company - 1923 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Feldspar (Nonmetals)
Township or Area: Awrey
Latitude: 46° 30' 43.61" Longitude: -80° 36' 38.48"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 529865.998 Northing: 5151023.002 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I10SE
Point Location Description: AMIS site visit with GPS
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: A few meters north of highway 17 along creek at east end of Callum siding.
1923-24: Donnen Feldspar Company - pitting, a few cars of low-grade spar reportedly were mined from here
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 2 | Contains |
Feb 03, 2009 (A Wilson) - A single small pit (25 ft x 10 ft x 20 ft) was excavated at side of a 35 foot wide pegmatite dike that strikes parallel to the side of a ridge rising from the CP tracks.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Feldspar | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Mica | Economic | Ore |
Folio - Awrey Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF250 Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Feldspar in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR003 Page: 13 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731
Publication Number: CMB Pub 731 Page: 57 Date: 1932
Author: Spence, H. S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307887
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Page: 22 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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