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Record: MDI41K09SW00018

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Moss Lake - 1985
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Sep-01
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-26
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper



Location

Township or Area: Aweres

Latitude: 46° 37' 14.32"    Longitude: -84° 18' 14.41"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 706406.645   Northing: 5166540.025    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 41K09SW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 50 metres east of Highway 17, 1.25 kilometres north of the south boundary of Aweres Township.



Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Geological Age: Archean  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (P Beach) - Vuggy quartz carbonate veins with chalcopyrite cutting granite.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
1QuartzEconomicGangue
2CarbonateEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Geological compilation series, Sault Ste. Marie sheet, District of Algoma

Publication Number: P0303 Scale: 1:126,720    Date: 1997

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts

Publication Number: M2108 Date: 1967

Author: Giblin P.E., Leahy E.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Copper, nickel, lead and zinc deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC012 Page: 100  Date: 1969

Author: Shklanka R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Folio - Aweres Township, District of Algoma

Publication Number: GDIF028 Date: 1997

Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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:


Publication - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario

Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 128  Date: 1985

Author: Rose, D.G.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999


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