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Massberyl

Occurrence in Quebec, Canada with commodity Beryllium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023240
MRDS ID I000033
Record type Site
Current site name Massberyl

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.94298, 48.38832 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Muscovite Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result BERYL CONTAINS 11.9% BEO.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 33
USGS model code 13a
Deposit model name Be-Li pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Preissac-Lacorne Batholith
    Rock description Preissac-Lacorne Batholith

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.94298, 48.38832
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1948

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ms. Morono Ltee.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED AT 667 ST PER VERTICAL FOOT AND CONTAIN 1.35% BERYL.

Comments on development

  • IN 1955, PITS AND TRENCHES WERE DUG AND THERE WAS SOME DRILLING. PROPERTY WAS DRILLED AGAIN IN 1969-1970. IN 1972, THERE WAS BULK SAMPLING AND BENEFICIATION TESTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1984, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN 198, P. 66.

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES,1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIBN MR233, UNPAGINATED.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CANADA DEPT. ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PERTHITE-QUARTZ-PLAGIOCLASE-MUSCOVITE-BERYL PEGMATITES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-87 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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