stripes
Occurrence number:
031-00-063
Country:
Canada
Region:
Ontario
Location:
Longitude: -81.17, Latitude: 50.22
Carbonatite:
Yes
Currie (1976a, p. 130) says that the Goldray occurrence is almost identical to Argor. There is no outcrop, the whole being covered with Pleistocene deposits. An aeromagnetic map and location is given by Ferguson (1971, Map P.452 - revised). Further information has not been located.
Age:
1695 Ma by K-Ar on biotite (Gittins et al., 1967 - James Bay Lowlands (South)).
References:
CURRIE, K.L. 1976a. The alkaline rocks of Canada. Bulletin, Geological Survey of Canada, 239: 1-228.
FERGUSON, S.A. 1971. Columbium (niobium) deposits of Ontario. Mineral Resources Circular, Ontario Department of Mines and Northern Affairs, 14: 1-58.
GITTINS, J., MACINTYRE, R.M. and YORK, D. 1967. The ages of carbonatite complexes in eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 4: 651-5.
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