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| Record Name(s) | Magpie Diamond Property - 2002, Oasis Sample Mu152 - 2002 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2002-Dec-12 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-12 |
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Primary Commodities: Diamond
Township or Area: Leclaire
Latitude: 48° 11' 53.08" Longitude: -84° 40' 55.85"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 672230.81 Northing: 5340913.68 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C02NE
Point Location Description: Outcrop on east side of Magpie River
Location Method: Other Literature
Access Description: The easiest access to the site is by boat from the Steep Hill Falls dam.
2002-03: Oasis Diamond Exploration Inc. - reconnaissance sampling, mapping. 2003: Dia Bras Exploration Ltd. - property optioned, sampling.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Tectonic Assemblage: Catfish
Geological Age: Neoarchean Geochronological Age: 2.7 GA Geochron. Age Ref.: GOO VOL 1
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic flow breccia | 1 | Breccia | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The rock is describe as a mafic to intermediate breccia with clasts of carbonate, mafic and gneissic country rock. There are steeply dipping dykes of the same composition on the est shoreline of the river.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Diamond | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - A 32.02 kg sample returned 8 microdiamonds.
Book - Oasis Diamond Exploration Ltd.
Publication Number: clipping1 Date: 2002
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Location: Timmins RGP
File - Resident Geologist files WP Leclaire.1
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Location: SSM RGP office
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Leclaire Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P2636 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1985
Author: Sage R.P.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Book - Diabras Exploration Inc.
Publication Number: clipping2 Date: 2002
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Location: Timmins RGP
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
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