Austin Bay prospect, Vogt Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Austin Bay prospect | Prospect |
| Vogt Township | Township |
| Nipissing District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
1935-36: Monte Carlo Exploration Gold Mines Limited carried out trenching and diamond drilling in 9 holes.
1950-58: Krefeld Graphite Gold Mines Limited performed ground geophysics and stripping.
1975-76: Airborne geophysics by Rand Reef Mines Limited
The main feature is an east-west trending belt of iron formation at the head of Austin Bay. It ranges in width from 600 to 700 feet and has a length of over one mile.
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Reference: MDI Number: MDI41I16SE00034 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: MDI Number: MDI41I16SE00034 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.3.6.2 | C |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
| AB2X4 | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Siderian 2300 - 2500 Ma ID: 3185030 | Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Siderian (2300 - 2500 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Cobalt Group Comments: Southern Province Lithology: Mudstone Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Neoarchean - Mesoarchean 2500 - 3200 Ma ID: 619996 | Metasedimentary rocks Age: Archean (2500 - 3200 Ma) Comments: Superior Province Lithology: Wacke, siltstone, arkose, argillite, slate, mudstone, marble, chert, iron formation, minor metavolcanic rocks, conglomerate, arenite, paragneiss, migmatites Reference: Ontario Geological Survey. 1:250 000 scale bedrock geology of Ontario. ISBN 978-1-4435-5705-4. Miscellaneous Release–Data 126 - Revision 1. [1] |
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