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MDI52F04NW00007
| Record Name(s) | Phillips Township - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1987-May-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Mar-08 |
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Primary Commodities: Soapstone, Talc
Township or Area: Phillips
Latitude: 49° 13' 20" Longitude: -93° 59' 22.69"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 427938.558 Northing: 5452630.989 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52F04NW
Point Location Description: Occurrence
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The occurrence is located 70 km southeast of the town of Kenora, in Phillips Township. It is on the west side of Kakagi Lake, just south of Muskie Bay. The occurrence lies on the east side of Highway 71, 13 km north of Nestor Falls, in an outcrop between the road and a powerline opposite a sign (facing north) which reads Muskie Bay Road 500 m.
There is no record of exploration or development work for soapstone having. been carried out on this occurrence.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 52F05SE2002 | 52F05SE2002 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wabigoon
Belt: Kakagi-Rowan Lakes
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - The area was mapped by Burwash (1934) and Kaye (1981). The occurrence was previously described by Storey (1986). The area is underlain by intermediate to felsic metavolcanics and ultramafic intrusive rocks, predominantly clinopyroxenite. The occurrence lies within a narrow ultramafic band. Just north of the occurrence, within the felsic metavolcanics, are zones up to 1 m wide that are talc and carbonate rich. These areas are strongly foliated. The foliation is oriented 160 and near vertical in dip. There are also small areas of massive talc present in the metavolcanics.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mafic lava flow-unsubdivided | 1 | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinopyroxenite | 2 | Clinopyroxenite | Host | |
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 3 | Tlc-Chl, Dol, Amp, | Fine Grained, Foliated | Contains |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 4 | Near |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - The occurrence comprises a talc-chlorite schist that is 25 m wide and of undetermined length. The schistosity trends 150o to 160o and dips steeply north. The intensity of the schistosity is variable; while some of the material is weakly foliated, a number of more intensely schistose zones, possibly shear zones, up to 1 m wide were observed. The rock contains approximately 30 percent iron carbonate which is randomly distributed, as well as thin carbonate and talcose veins.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talc | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Chlorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Dolomite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Amphibole | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Talc | Alteration | Steatization | 1 | Massive | |||
| Chlorite | Alteration | Steatization | 2 | ||||
| Dolomite | Alteration | Steatization | 3 |
Dec 07, 2005 (R Degagne) - The stone is fine grained, soft, and foliated. It is dark green on fresh surfaces; the weathered surface is a rusty colour. X-ray diffraction mineral analysis reported by Storey (1986) indicates that the soapstone is composed primarily of talc and chlorite, with dolomite and minor amphibole.
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 25 |
Date: Mar 04, 1997
Geologist: R Degagne
Notes: N/A
Map - Kakagi Lake, Kenora District
Publication Number: M2447 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1981
Author: Kaye L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Building and ornamental stone inventory in the districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC027 Page: 107-108 Date: 1986
Author: Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Soapstone in Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5764 Page: 65-66 Date: 1991
Author: Gerow M.C., Sherlock E.J., Bellinger J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Geology of the Kakagi Lake area
Publication Number: ARV42-04.002 Date: 1998
Author: Burwash E.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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