| Deposit ID | 10023800 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I001549 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wanapitei |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.7081, 46.70138 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -80.7081, 46.70138 |
|---|
| Length | 804.65M |
|---|---|
| Width | 121.92M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Northern Kyanite Mining Co. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I001549 |
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR233, UNPAGINATED
EMR, 1989
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | KYANITE-GARNET-BIOTITE-QUARTZ-FELDSPAR GNEISS OUTCROPS OVER AN AREA 400 FT WIDE AND 0.5-0.38 MILES LONG. KYANITE CRYSTALS ARE BANDED OR PRISMATIC AND ARE 0.25-4 IN LONG AND 0.06-0.5 IN WIDE. BODY C COVERS AREA OF 2000 FT BY 140 FT AND IS THE RICHEST AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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