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| Record Name(s) | Locke Lake Occurrence - 1944 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Jan-08 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jul-22 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Township or Area: Aguonie
Latitude: 48° 12' 5.82" Longitude: -84° 24' 43.26"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 692291.17 Northing: 5341948.04 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C01NW
Point Location Description: South shore of Locke (Loche) Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The area is accessible only by air from Wawa.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| BIRD 12 | 42C01NW8704 | 42C01NW8704 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Wawa
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2750 MA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
Metamorphism Type: Regional
Metamorphism Grade: Greenschist
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence lies within the western extension of the Cradle Lake Deformation Zone. This domain is a ductile-brittle zone of subparalel, dextral oblique-slip high-strain zones developed within strongly altered and deformed felsic to intermediate metavolcanic rocks.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Schist-Unsubdivided | 1 | Chlorite | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as a stong shear, with few colours. No continuation of values is reported.
Map - Precambrian Geology, Aguonie Township
Publication Number: OFM0217 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1993
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 116 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Gold Occurrences of Wawa-Missinabie Area, unpublished report
Publication Number: Robinson Page: 125 Date: 1983
Author: Robinson, D.
Publisher Name:
Location: Timmins RGO
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