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Morin Anorthosite Area

Producer in Quebec, Canada with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107621
MRDS ID D000204
Record type Site
Current site name Morin Anorthosite Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.99952, 45.99998 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montreal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.99952, 45.99998
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MASSIVE LENTICULAR OR IRREGULAR AND DISSEMINATED BODIES OF ILMENITE WITH HEMATITE IN ANORTHOSITE AND TITANOMAGNETITE WITH ILMENITE IN GABBROIC ANORTHOSITE IN SEVERAL DEPOSITS OVER A FAIRLY LARGE AREA (ROSE, 1960, 1969)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SOME ORE FOR MAKING FERROTITANIUM, SOME AS HEAVY AGGREGATE, FROM IVRY MINE. PRODUCTION YEARS 1912 - 18 , 1958 - 59

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AT LEAST SOME ORE IS COARSE GRAINED, ENOUGH FOR EFFECTIVE MAGNETITIC SEPARATION, YIELDING MAGNETIC CONCENTRATES OF 60-65% FE AND 1-4% TIO2, 0.4% V2O5; KISH, L. (1972) GIVES 0.2-0.34% V2O5.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E. R., 1960, CANADA G. S., PAPER 60-11

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E. R., 1973, CANADA G. S., ECON. GEOL. REPT 27

  • Deposit

    ROSE, E. R., 1969, CANADA G. S., ECON. GEOL. REPT 25

  • Deposit

    KISH, L., 1972, CAN. MIN. & MET. BULL., MARCH

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROSE, 1969

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey

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