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| Record Name(s) | Wabatongushi Molybdenite Occurrence - 1967 |
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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: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Glasgow
Latitude: 48° 23' 16.33" Longitude: -84° 14' 57.33"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 703641 Northing: 5363068 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42C08NW
Point Location Description: North shore of Wabatongushi Lake
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible by boat either from the boat launch at the north end of the lake, accessible from the Dubreil Brothers main haul road from Dubreuilville, or from the south end of the lake at Lochalsh.
1962: Algoma Central Railway - mapping, sampling.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow 0010A1 / 63A.482 | 42C08NE0047 | 42C08NE0047 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence lies within the Northern Batholithic Complex. This extensive granitoid complex lies to the north of the Michipicoten Greenstone Belt.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vein | 1 | Quartz | Host | |
| Tonalite | 2 | Tonalite To Trondhjemite | Gneissic | Near |
Jul 24, 2013 (A Wilson) - Splashes of molybdenum were observed on the shoreline of the lake in a pegmatite dike within a biotite gneiss. The pegmatite dike is roughly 1 foot wide and is pink, quartz-feldspar pegmatite containing The biotite granite-gneiss is foliated to poorly banded, fine to medium-grained and is cut by small irregular feldspar-quartz pegmatites.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molybdenite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue |
Jul 24, 2013 (A Wilson) - The #1 showing is in outcrop. The #2 showing is located approximately 125 m east of the #1 showing. This molybdenite occurrence occurs in narrow quartz stringers in pegmatite, associated with muscovite and pyrite.
Folio - Glasgow Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: GDIF289 Date: 1997
Author: Sault Ste Marie RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of Glasgow, Meath, and Rennie townships, districts of Algoma and Sudbury
Publication Number: R090 Page: 36 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: 202 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: 204-205 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 - Glasgow Township, District of Algoma
Publication Number: P0402 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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