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| Record Name(s) | Wood Creek Occurrence - 1970 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Sep-01 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Morin
Latitude: 46° 33' 42.26" Longitude: -83° 37' 19.84"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 299027 Northing: 5159804 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J12SE
Point Location Description: cp in quartz vein
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 850 metres west of Daisy Mae Lake, 3 kilometres west of the east boundary of Morin Township, 3.55 kilometres north of the south township boundary.
1968: Sutherland and Associates – airborne geophysics
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Morin 0011 / 63.2490 | 41J12SE0004 | 41J12SE0004 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Geological Age: Early Precambrian
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 2 | Quartz-Carbonate | Host | |
| Conglomerate | 3 | Conglomerate | Host | |
| Quartz Monzonite | 4 | Sheared | Contains |
Apr 26, 2013 (A Wilson) - A vertical 20 ft wide quartz vein trends northwest in a cliff of pink quartz monzonite. The monzonite is sheared parallel to the vein. Quartz-pebble conglomerate beds are interbedded with quartzite of the Matinenda formation and are intermittently exposed in the bed of Wood Creek. The strata strike slightly south of east and dip about 30ºS.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Malachite | Economic | Ore |
Apr 26, 2013 (A Wilson) - The vein is sparsely mineralized with chalcopyrite and malachite. The vein is composed of pale grey quartz with associated specularite, carbonate and minor brecciated diabase. A selected grab sample collected by the ODM in 1970 assayed 0.08% Cu and traces of Cr, Pb, Mn, Ti, Ag and Au.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
MonoMap - Geology of McMahon and Morin townships, District of Algoma
Publication Number: R112 Scale: Date: 1973
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - McMahon and Morin townships, Algoma District
Publication Number: M2272 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1973
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Morin Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0621 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Chandler F.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Geology, Echo Lake area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 1413A Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1977
Author: Frarey, M J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109094
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:
Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - Sault Ste. Marie-Blind River Map Sheet
Publication Number: M2670 Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 2003
Author: Johns G.W., McIlraith S.J., Muir T.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Geology of the Huronian belt between Sault Ste Marie and Blind River Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 383
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 383 Scale: Date: 1978
Author: Frarey, M.J.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104548
Article - Preliminary Results from the Otter-Morin Townships Bedrock Mapping Project, Southern and Superior Provinces
Publication Number: OFR6280.017 Scale: Date: 2012
Author: Gordon C.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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