Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | W.D. 231 - 1928, Foy Offset - 1980, Rand Creek Occurrence - 1980 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Nickel, Copper
Township or Area: Bowell
Latitude: 46° 43' 28.01" Longitude: -81° 9' 30.28"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 487894.998 Northing: 5174555.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I11NE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: From the town of Chelmsford, turn north off of Hwy 144 to Errington St. Proceed to Main St., then turn onto Montpellier road proceeding north to Morgan road. From Morgan road proceed westerly to Nickel Offset road. Follow for approx 7km to ATV trail located on the e side of access road. Follow ATV trail easterly for approx 13.4km. Traverse northerly to site following AMIS utm coordinates (approx 1.5km).
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Sudbury Structure
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Apr 30, 2010 (A Wilson) - Sulphide mineralization occurs adjacent to the contact between norite and mafic metavolcanics and gneisses. Sudbury breccia was observed in the vicinity.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Norite | 1 | Norite | Adjacent |
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| Breccia-unsubdivided | 2 | Sudbury Breccia | Host | |
| Amphibolite | 3 | Gneissic | Adjacent |
Apr 30, 2010 (A Wilson) - There are no published analyses available for this occurrence
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusion |
Map - Kitchener and Bowell townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2134 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Bowell Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0316 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Leinster-Bowell area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R065 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D., Meyn H.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Sudbury data series, Bowell Township, Sudbury District
Publication Number: P2473 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1982
Author: Adlington R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Morgan Lake-Nelson Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: OFR5426 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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