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| Record Name(s) | Carr, Taylor & Wilkie Townships - 1945 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1997-Mar-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Soapstone
Township or Area: Wilkie
Latitude: 48° 37' 30.31" Longitude: -80° 27' 8.54"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 540354.56 Northing: 5385924.57 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A09SW
Point Location Description: Occurrence
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Soapstone occurs along both the Destor-Porcupine and the Pipestone faults in Carr, Taylor and Wilkie Townships, approximately 65 km east of Timmins. Occurrences noted by Prest (1952) in Carr Township include Concession III, Lot 11, Concession II near the Taylor-Carr boundary and Concession VI, Lot 2. Within Wilkie Twp., Concession I, Lot 8 and Lot 10 were mentioned. Diamond drill logs of Wilcarr Mines Ltd. show soapstone in Carr Township in Concession VI, Lot 5. In Wilkie Township, soapstone was noted in Concession I, Lots 4, 5, 8 and 10. (see Figure 25) (Resident Geologist's Files, MNDM, Kirkland Lake) The area is accessible by Highways No. 101 and No. 11 which cross Carr Township.
1945 – Anglo-Huronian Limited – DD
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Geological Age: Archean
Jan 19, 2016 (R Degagne) - A zone of talc-chlorite schist and serpentine schist referred to as soapstone occurs along both the Destor-Porcupine and the Pipestone faults. The faults are located along a large part of the volcanic-sedimentary contact, with the metavolcanics lying to the north and the metasediments to the south of the faults. A large body of albite granite is located within the metavolcanic rocks adjacent to the contact. The width of the soapstone varies but is up to 91 m. Soapstone was only noted in drill core. Surface exposure in the area is poor.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Adjacent |
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| Terrigenous-Clastic-Unsubdivided | 2 | Near | ||
| Granite | 3 | Albite Granite | Near | |
| Ultramafic Schist | 4 | Talc, Chlorite, Serpentine | Contains |
Jan 19, 2016 (R Degagne) - A zone of talc-chlorite schist and serpentine schist referred to as soapstone, occurs along both the Destor-Porcupine and the Pipestone faults. The faults are located along a large part of the volcanic-sedimentary contact, with the metavolcanics lying to the north and the metasediments to the south of the faults. A large body of albite granite is located within the metavolcanic rocks adjacent to the contact. The width of the soapstone varies but is up to 91 m. Soapstone was only noted in drill core. Surface exposure in the area is poor
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Talc | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Serpentine | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chlorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Sericite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Titanite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 5 | Carbonate | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Talc | Alteration | Steatization | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Serpentine | Alteration | Steatization | 2 | Weak | Network | ||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Steatization | 3 | Medium | Network | ||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 4 | Weak | Disseminated | ||
| Carbonate | Alteration | Carbonatization | 5 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Jan 19, 2016 (R Degagne) - The soapstone is described as a soft greenish rock with a greasy or slippery feel, composed predominantly of talc and serpentine, associated minerals include chlorite, sericite, titanite and carbonate.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
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| Irregular | 91 |
Mono - Soapstone in Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5764 Page: 116-117 Date: 1991
Author: Gerow M.C., Sherlock E.J., Bellinger J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of the Carr Township area
Publication Number: ARV60-04 Page: 1-18 Date: 1997
Author: Prest V.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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