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Keddy Mo,
Nb, Ta Pegmatite, Lunenburg County
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UTM (NAD27)
Zone 20
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Northing
4952320 |
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381500 |
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Details:
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The Keddy Pegmatite, also referred to as the Lantz Pegmatite,
is found southwest of the village of New Ross, Lunenburg County
on the west side of the Larder River. The Larder River flows
from Lake Ramsey to the Gold River and crosses under the New
Ross to Forties Road about 3.8 km west of New Ross. The pegmatite
is found about 2.4 km south of the Forties Road. The Keddy Pegmatite
is accessible by three routes: (1) originally the site was accessed
via a woods road leading south from Keddy Hill at Forties (O'Reilly
et al., 1982), but more recent logging and Christmas tree farming
in the area has resulted in easier access; (2) Perhaps the best
way to access the prospect is via a Christmas tree farm found
on the north side of the Meister Road, which leads west from
Lake Darling at New Ross. This farm passes to within a couple
of hundred metres of the east bank of the Larder River immediately
opposite the prospect. Permission to pass through the Christmas
tree farm must first be obtained. One must also cross the Larder
River but this is easily done at most times of the year except
for the spring when water level is at it's highest; (3) a recent
(circa. 1992) high quality (i.e. passable by car) logging road
leads from the Forties Road at Forties and passes along the
top of the hill found a few hundred metres west of the prosect.
Taking this route means that on parking their vehicle, one must
only walk through the woods and down the slope to the prospect.
However, the logging road is usually gated and permission must
be obtained for entrance.
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References:
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NSMOD
#A09-013 |
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Further
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A few flakes of molybdenite were observed in dump samples
of the greisenized leucomonzogranite by O'Reilly et al. (1982).
Other minerals identified in the greisen and pegmatite include:
topaz, dumortierite, dickite, fluorite, columbite or tantalite,
scheelite and wolframite. Molybdenite, in 2.5 cm rosettes, occurs
in an aplitic leucogranite in the central portion of the prospect.
Cameron (1950) indicates the quartz pegmatite dyke at the the
south end of the prospect contains flakes of molybdenite and
a radioactive mineral but these were not observed by O'Reilly
et al. (1982).
The prospect was discovered in 1890 at which time two test pits
were dug. Faribault (1924) indicates two pegmatite dykes at
this site on his geology map and reports that molybdenite occurs
in both.
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Other
Minerals:
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molybdenite,
wolframite, scheelite,
fluorite, topaz,
dumortierite, tantalite |
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Brazil
Lake Li, Ta, Sn Pegmatite, Yarmouth County
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UTM (NAD27)
Zone 20
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Northing
4874957 |
| Easting
260061 |
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Details:
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Travel northeast from Yarmouth along Highway 340 towards
the community of Carleton, Yarmouth County. Approximately 0.5
km south of where the Pleasant Valley Road intersects the highway,
turn left (north) onto the gravel Holly Road. Travel northwest
along Holly Road for 2.2 km. At that point you will note a skid
road leading north from the Holly Road. This skid road was constructed
for the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources diamond-drilling
of the prospect. The pegmatite outcrops that comprise the prospect
are located in the woods on both sides of the Holly Road. The
diamond-drill skid road leads north for a couple of hundred
metres and ends immediately west of one of the pegmatite outcrops.
At a point about halfway between this outcrop and the Holly
Road is a second outcrop of pegmatite.
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References:
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NSMOD
#P13-001 |
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Further
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The Brazil Lake Pegmatite is characterized by the presence
of very large spodumene crystals (<60cm), and an accessory mineral
assemblage which includes; tourmaline, apatite, cassiterite,
wolframite, zircon, columbite/tantalite, epidote and very minor
lithiophilite (Li(Mn,Fe)PO4), fillowite, amblygonite/montebrasite
and cookeite (Hughes, 1995). Although small, dark green beryl
crystals were reported to occur within the pegmatite (Hutchinson,
1982), no beryl was identified by Corey (1995) or Hughes (1995)
during their investigations. However, abundant dark green tourmaline
crystals do occur and may have been mistaken for beryl.
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Other
Minerals:
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spodumene, erythrite,
feldspar, tantalite, tourmaline,
molybdenite, cassiterite,
lithiophilite, fillowite,
amblygonite |
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Reeves
Tin Pit, Lunenburg County
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UTM (NAD27)
Zone 20
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Northing
4953870 |
| Easting
379700 |
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Details:
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The Reeves Tin Pit is located 5.1 km west on the Dalhousie
Road (Forties Road) from the village of New Ross, Lunenburg
County. The prospect is found within the community of Forties
and 0.5 km south of road on the Reeves farm. Reeves is a common
name in the New Ross area. The prospect may be reached by going
80 metres south along a woods road that starts at a small man-made
pond behind the barn on the Reeve's farm. At that point turn
west from the woods road onto a foot path and walk southwest
for 120 m to a cleared area. The prospect is located in this
cleared area and in 1982 consisted of a water-filled pit, outcrops
and overburden dumps (O'Reilly et al., 1982). Since 1982 the
pit has been filled in by the land owner but dump material can
be found laying about.
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References:
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NSMOD #A10-004 |
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Further
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Mineralization: Flecks of fluorite and blue-turquoise
fluorapatite are common in the pegmatite and associated leucogranite
that accompanies the pegmatite. The mineral assemblage that
is reported to occur in the central zone of the pegmatite is
impressive and includes: cassiterite, amblygonite, lepidolite,
fluorite, topaz, tourmaline, beryl, wolframite, scheelite, columbite,
durangite, metatorbenite, tapiolite and monazite. A Department
of Mines and Energy field check reported in 1982 indicates that
most of these minerals are not obvious and only fluorite, lepidolite
and fluorapatite were noted (O'Reilly, et al., 1982).
Faribault (1908) reported that a pit was dug in 1903, uncovering
cassiterite- and fluorite-bearing quartz boulders. Consequently,
digging continued and a shaft was sunk into bedrock with work
continuing for the next few years. A pit was sunk (7.5 m deep,
3.6 m long and 3 m wide) on a pegmatitic segregation within
light grey leucogranite. The site has been visited by numerous
persons since Faribault's time but the dyke was apparently not
visible due to the water level in the pit and the fact that
much of the outcrop had since been covered over by dump material.
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Other
Minerals:
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amblygonite,
microlite, monazite,
morinite, scheelite,
tapiolite, topaz,
tourmaline, triphylite,
tungstite, wolframite,
apatite, fluorapatite,
beryl, cassiterite,
durangite, fluorite,
lepidolite, metatorbernite |
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Location
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UTM (NAD27)
Zone 20
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Northing
0000000 |
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000000 |
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Details:
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Description |
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References:
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Further
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Other
Minerals:
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Add'l Mineralization |
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