Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Meath Asbestos Occurrence - 1967, Easey Lake Asbestos 1 - 1985 |
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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-Apr-26 |
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Primary Commodities: Asbestos
Township or Area: Meath
Latitude: 48° 23' 25.3" Longitude: -84° 2' 15.9"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 719287 Northing: 5363929 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C08NE
Point Location Description: Serpentinized pyroxenite sill south-east of Easey Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Drive east along the Renabie access road for a distance of approximately 7 km to the junction with the Easey Lake access road. Drive north along the road to the occurrence.
1960: Canadian Pacific Railway - mapping. 1962: Algoma Central Railway - mapping. 1971: Noranda Exploration Co. - ground geophysical survey. 1982: Mattagami Lake Exploration - ground geophysical survey. 2007: Chalice Diamond Corp. - airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Meath-0010E1 / 63A.482Q | 42C08NE0037 | 42C08NE0037 |
| Meath-0018 A1 | 42C08NE0039 | 42C08NE0039 |
| Meath-0022 / 2.5023 | 42C08NE0016 | 42C08NE0016 |
| Meath-0015A1 / 2.0452 | 42C08NE0030 | 42C08NE0030 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pyroxenite | 1 | Pyroxenite | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 2 | Adjacent | ||
| Granodiorite | 3 | Adjacent |
Jul 24, 2013 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is hosted in a narrow sill of serpentinized pyroxenite. The pyroxenite dike/sill is hosted within mafic metavolcanic flows and is adjacent to the Easey Lake Stock.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serpentine | Economic | Ore |
Jul 24, 2013 (A Wilson) - Sparse fibres of asbestos, averaging about 0.06 inches thick, were observed in the southwestern end of a narrow sill of serpentinized pyroxenite.
Folio - Meath Township - unpublished GDIF
Publication Number: GDIF Date: 1985
Author: Resident Geologist Staff
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: SSM RGO
MonoMap - Geology of Glasgow, Meath, and Rennie townships, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: R090 Page: 36-37 Date: 1971
Author: Riley R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Book - Sudbury Timmins Algoma Mineral Program, Project 1: mineral inventory of the Sudbury-Timmins-Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario
Publication Number: GSC OF 1087 Page: 155 Date: 1985
Author: Rose, D.G.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129999
Mono - Wawa mineral deposits data base
Publication Number: OFR5775 Page: 281 Date: 1991
Author: Frey E.D., Stewart R.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Glasgow, Meath, and Rennie townships, Algoma and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2210 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1971
Author: Riley R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Location:
Map - Lochalsh-Missinaibi area, districts of Algoma and Sudbury, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM44C Scale: 1:95,040 Date: 1997
Author: Burwash E.M., Collins W.H., Thomson E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Meath Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0403 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Riley R.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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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