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Record: MDI42C01NE00039

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Tremblay Sample Aa-1 - 2001
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2002-Oct-30
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-16
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Kimberlite



Location

Township or Area: Dolson

Latitude: 48° 9' 34.47"    Longitude: -84° 7' 12.52"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 714151.16   Northing: 5338047.69    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Grid: 42C01NE

Point Location Description: Stripped area adjacent to Matchinameigus Lake

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Drive north along highway 651 for 31 km from the junction of highway 651 and 101 to the intersection with a logging road on the west side of the highway. Drive west for approximately 2.75 km to the site. The outcrop is accessible by walking along the snowmobile trail a short distance to the lakeshore.



Exploration History

2000-2001: M. Tremblay and J. Robert - prospecting, stripping, sampling, analysis. 2002: Geodex Minerals - sampling, stripping, analysis.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
WP Dolson-4 42C01NE2005 42C01NE2005

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Wawa

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Michipicoten

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Kimberlite-Unsubdivided 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - Probe data indicates that the chromites within the kimberlite are high chromium in content and approximately 45% of the grains analysed plot in the diamond inclusion field.




Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Matchinameigus Lake, Algoma District

Publication Number: M2483 Scale: 1:31,680    Date: 1983

Author: Downes M.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


MonoMap - Geology of the Matchinameigus Lake area, District of Algoma

Publication Number: R233 Date: 1983

Author: Downes M.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Precambrian Geology Compilation Series - White River Sheet

Publication Number: M2666 Scale: 1:250,000    Date: 2001

Author: Santaguida F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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