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| Record Name(s) | Marsh Township Molybdenite Occurrence - 1971 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-20 |
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Primary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Marsh
Latitude: 48° 12' 5.17" Longitude: -83° 55' 41.65"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 282429 Northing: 5342835.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42B04NW
Point Location Description: Outcrop on west side of Crichton Lake
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: The site is accessible by air from Wawa or by overland traverse from a series of diused logging roads within Bader Township.
2007-2008: Chalice Diamond Corp. – airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| WP. Marsh.4 / 2.36555 | 20000000041 | 20000000041 |
| WP.Echum.7 / 2.37290 | 20000000060 | 20000000060 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Tonalite | 1 | Trondhjemite - Tonalite | Gneissic | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A few small flakes of molybdenite were found in foliated biotite granite. The molybdenite occurs along narrow fractures and appears to be restricted to less than 1 square metre on a vertical outcrop face.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore |
Aug 01, 2013 (A Wilson) - The molybdenite occurs along narrow fractures and appears to be restricted to less than 1 square metre on a vertical outcrop face. An analysis of the host rock returned an assay of 0.09% Mo.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Book - Marsh Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1986
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name:
Location: SSM RGO
MonoMap - Geology of the Crooked Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R172 Page: 28-29 Date: 1978
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 261 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Marsh and Lang townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2381 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Township 44 [Marsh Township], District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0743 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Dupuis C.P., Hunter A.D., Soucie G.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Chapleau-Foleyet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2221 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1976
Author: Thurston P.C., Sage R.P., Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
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