Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Lauzon Bay - 1963 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1977-Jan-11 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-04 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Striker
Latitude: 46° 11' 44.74" Longitude: -82° 49' 29.64"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 359194.002 Northing: 5117416.997 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J02NW
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Site is close to north shore of Lauzon Bay, behind a cottage and is on an outcrop that can be seen from the water.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Cobalt Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Contains | |
| Quartz Arenite | 3 | Contains |
Mar 19, 2012 (A Wilson) - Narrow quartz veins were observed at the contact between a diabase dike and quartzite interbedded with conglomerate, argillite, siltstone and greywacke.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Mar 19, 2012 (A Wilson) - Sparse chalcopyrite was observed in quartz veins in the area.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
Map - Scarfe, Mack, Cobden, and Striker townships, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2028 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1997
Author: Abraham E.M., Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Publication - North Shore of Lake Huron; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 143
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 143 Scale: Date: 1925
Author: Collins, W.H.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100853
Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2419 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1979
Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Scarfe, Mack, Cobden, and Striker townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R020 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Robertson J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC012 Scale: Date: 1969
Author: Shklanka R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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