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| Record Name(s) | Tandem-1 Pipe - 1997 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2003-Nov-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Diamond, Kimberlite, Corundum (Gemstones)
Township or Area: Guibord
Latitude: 48° 28' 19.82" Longitude: -80° 12' 59.98"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 557898.24 Northing: 5369078.68 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08NE
Point Location Description: DDH T-97-09
Location Method: Other Literature
1997-98: Tandem Resources Ltd.- ground magnetic survey; DD-4, DD-8-1458 m completed as definition drilling to outline the pipe; DD-8-1415.9 m drilled to extract a bulk sample.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Kimberlite-Unsubdivided | 1 | Hypabyssal | Host |
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Jan 25, 2016 (A Wilson) - The Tandem-1 kimberlites is unusually fresh and unaltered in contrast with nearby kimberilsits. Its well-preserved mineralogy is comparable with mineralogy of the Guigues, NDN No.1 and NDN No.2 pipes in the New Liskeard area, but is not typical of the kimberlite occurrences near Kirkland Lake. The kimberlite contains numerous mantle xenoliths that are also relatively unaltered. The fres, well-preserved mineralogy suggests tht this intrusion represents a much younger intrusion than those previously found in the region.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Corundum | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Diamond | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 5 | Chromite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Olivine | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Phlogopite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Serpentine | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue |
Jan 25, 2016 (A Wilson) - A total of 110 rubies and 3 microdiamonds were recovered from 2 samples weighing 34.7 and 53.2 kg. Ninety-six ruby macro-corundums were recovered. recovered.
Map - Precambrian Geology of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: M2676 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2003
Author: Berger B.R., Luinstra B., Ropchan J.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geological Synthesis of the Highway 101 Area, East of Matheson, Ontario
Publication Number: OFR6091 Scale: Date: 2003
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Kimberlites of the Lake Timiskaming Structural Zone: Supplement
Publication Number: OFR6018 Scale: Date: 2000
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Timing of Eastern North American Kimberlite Magmatism:.V.178, p.253-268
Publication Number: EPSL 178 Scale: Date: 2000
Author: L.M. Heaman, and B.A.Kjarsgaard
Publisher Name: EPSL
Location: Kirkland Lake RGO
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