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Cargill Township carbonatite complex, District of ... - Geology Ontario

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R. P. SAGE<br />

Clinohumite is anhedral to subhedral in form. Carbonate forms an anhedral, interlocking mo<br />

saic <strong>of</strong> grains.<br />

Reference No. 784<br />

Sample No. CCM6 545.1-545.5<br />

Phlogopite, magnetite, apatite sovite.<br />

Medium grained, massive, equigranular, allotriomorphic, with curved to straight grain bounda<br />

ries. Phlogopite forms anhedral ragged grains with pleochroic rims that are darker brown than<br />

the cores. Apatite forms rounded anhedral grains. Magnetite forms anhedral disseminated<br />

grains.<br />

Reference No. 785<br />

Sample No. C C M 9 401.8-402.2<br />

Apatite rauhaugite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, massive, inequigranular-seriate, allotriomorphic, with lobate to ser<br />

rate grain boundaries. Apatite forms angular to subangular fragments set in a matrix <strong>of</strong> crushed<br />

carbonate. Apatite sometimes forms segmented crystals. Rounded porphyroclasts <strong>of</strong> carbonate<br />

are set in a matrix <strong>of</strong> crushed and recrystallized carbonate.<br />

Reference No. 786<br />

Sample No. CCM9 409.95-410.6<br />

Biotite, apatite rauhaugite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, inequigranular-seriate, allotriomorphic, with lobate to serrate grain<br />

boundaries. Apatite forms angular crystals and fragments <strong>of</strong> crystals. Apatite <strong>of</strong>ten forms seg<br />

mented crystals. Minor anhedral, reddish brown biotite has pronounced kinking <strong>of</strong> (001) cleav<br />

age. Rounded porphyroclasts <strong>of</strong> carbonate are set in a finer grained matrix <strong>of</strong> recrystallized<br />

carbonate.<br />

Reference No. 787<br />

Sample No. CCM9 515.85-516.2<br />

Apatite rauhaugite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, massive, inequigranular-seriate, allotriomorphic, with lobate to ser<br />

rate grain boundaries. Apatite forms rounded to angular grains which are <strong>of</strong>ten fractured and<br />

segmented. Rounded porphyroblasts <strong>of</strong> carbonate are set in a finer grained matrix <strong>of</strong> recrystal<br />

lized carbonate.<br />

Reference No. 788<br />

Sample No. CCM20 162.2-162.65<br />

Sovite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, massive, inequigranular-seriate, allotriomorphic, with lobate to ser<br />

rate grain boundaries. Carbonate forms an interlocking mosaic <strong>of</strong> anhedral grains; larger grains<br />

are set in a matrix <strong>of</strong> finer grained carbonate. It is unclear whether larger grains are porphyro<br />

clastic or porphyroblastic. Grain boundaries are lobate to serrate. One carbonate phase appears<br />

to replace the second. Finer grained carbonate interdigitates with coarser grained carbonate<br />

which is at least partially controlled by twinning in the carbonate.<br />

Reference No. 789<br />

Sample No. CCM20 246.1-246.7<br />

Sovite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, inequigranular-seriate, allotriomorphic, with serrate to lobate grain<br />

boundaries. Carbonate forms an interlocking mosaic <strong>of</strong> anhedral grains. Larger grains are set in<br />

a matrix <strong>of</strong> finer grained carbonate and have a weak elongation possibly defining a crude folia<br />

tion. Rock could be a recrystallized, deformed <strong>carbonatite</strong>.<br />

Reference No. 790<br />

Sample No. CCM22 168.2-168.6<br />

Apatite, magnetite, phlogopite sovite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, massive, inequigranular-seriate, allotriomorphic, with lobate grain<br />

boundaries. Apatite forms anhedral rounded bead-like grains. Magnetite forms anhedral dis<br />

seminated grains. Phlogopite forms irregular anhedral grains with pale brown cores and deep<br />

reddish brown rims. Mica is strongly zoned. Carbonate forms an interlocking mosaic <strong>of</strong> grains<br />

with lobate grain boundaries.<br />

Reference No. 791<br />

Sample No. CCM23 391.25-391.7<br />

Magnetite, phlogopite, apatite sovite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, massive, inequigranular-seriate, allotriomorphic, with curved grain<br />

boundaries. Phlogopite forms anhedral irregular grains with pale brown cores and deep reddish<br />

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