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| Record Name(s) | Mattawitchewan River - 1929 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-21 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Mica
Township or Area: Scholfield
Latitude: 49° 14' 38.96" Longitude: -83° 43' 19.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 301886 Northing: 5458164 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Timmins
NTS Grid: 42G04NW
Point Location Description: outcrop north of Mattawitchewan River
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: The site is accessible by a series of logging roads heading south from Hearst.
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Quetico
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Pegmatite | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 2 | Contains |
Dec 07, 2005 (A Wilson) - The occurrence is described as consisting of muscovite crystals up to 4 inches in diameter occurring in the dikes along the Mattawitchewan River in the southern part of the township.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscovite | Economic | Ore |
Apr 30, 2014 (A Wilson) - Muscovite occurs as crystals up to 4 inches in diameter along the Mattawitchewan River.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Pegmatite |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Intrusive |
Map - Oba area, District of Algoma, Ontario
Publication Number: ARM38C Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Maynard J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Oba area, District of Algoma
Publication Number: ARV38-06.004 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Maynard J.E.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Hearst sheet, districts of Cochrane and Algoma, geological compilation series
Publication Number: P0397 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1997
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Pegmatite mineral resources of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR021 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Hearst-Kapuskasing sheet, geological compilation series, Algoma and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: M2166 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1969
Author: Bennett G., Brown D.D., George P.T., Leahy E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Geology of the Hearst-Kapuskasing area
Publication Number: OFR5599 Scale: Date: 1986
Author: Berger B.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Precambrian geology, Caithness, and parts of Scholfield, Pelletier and Doherty townships, Hearst-Kapuskasing area, Algoma and Cochrane districts
Publication Number: P2961 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1986
Author: Berger B.R., MacMillan D.W., Roy P.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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