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

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hedral grains disseminated throughout. Pyrrhotite forms anhedral disseminated grains. Amphi<br />

bole is brown to reddish brown; it mantles magnetite and occurs along grain boundaries <strong>of</strong><br />

pyroxene. Clinopyroxene forms large anhedral to subhedral grains which are turbid due to al<br />

teration along cleavages and fractures. Some grains display a possible weak zonation.<br />

Reference No. 812<br />

Sample No. CCM29 106.45-106.9<br />

Sovite.<br />

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

boundaries. Carbonate forms an anhedral interlocking mosaic. Minor apatite occurs as rounded<br />

anhedral grains.<br />

Reference No. 813<br />

Sample No. CCM29 117.3-117.8<br />

Apatite, magnetite sovite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, massive, inequigranular-seriate, hypidiomorphic. Apatite forms<br />

rounded anhedral to subhedral grains some <strong>of</strong> which are elongated in outline. Magnetite forms<br />

anhedral disseminated grains. Phlogopite forms anhedral brown grains. Phlogopite grains are<br />

slightly clustered.<br />

Reference No. 814<br />

Sample No. CCM29 136.85-137.2<br />

Phlogopite, carbonate hornblendite.<br />

Fine to medium grained, massive, equigranular, allotriomorphic, with curved to straight grain<br />

boundaries. Magnetite forms anhedral disseminated grains. Carbonate forms anhedral inter<br />

locking grains interstitial to interlocking amphibole grains. Phlogopite forms anhedral brown<br />

pleochroic grains interlocking with amphibole. Amphibole is an anhedral interlocking mosaic <strong>of</strong><br />

pale green grains with curved to lobate grain boundaries.<br />

Reference No. 815<br />

Sample No. CCM35 86.2-86.75<br />

Phlogopite-bearing, magnetite, pyroxene amphibole rock.<br />

Fine to medium grained, massive, inequigranular-seriate, hypidiomorphic. Magnetite forms<br />

subhedral to euhedral disseminated grains. Amphibole is brown, pleochroic, and anhedral to<br />

subhedral in form. The amphibole completely encloses magnetite and pyroxene. Clinopyroxene<br />

forms large anhedral to subhedral crystals. Amphibole and pyroxene lie in sharp contact and<br />

pyroxene may be enclosed in large amphibole grains. Extinction angle is that <strong>of</strong> diopside.<br />

Large, optically continuous amphibole and pyroxene grains are completely intergrown and sug<br />

gest simultaneous crystallization <strong>of</strong> both phases. Minor phlogopite occurs as brown intergranular<br />

anhedral grains. There could be a slight zoning <strong>of</strong> the phlogopite.<br />

Reference No. 816<br />

Sample No. CCM35 134.4-135.0<br />

Silicocarbonatlte.<br />

Fine grained, massive, equigranular, allotriomorphic, with curved grain boundaries. Magnetite<br />

occurs as anhedral disseminated grains. Amphibole is present as aggregates <strong>of</strong> pale green to<br />

green, anhedral to subhedral, somewhat acicular crystals. Phlogopite forms pale brown to<br />

brown anhedral crystals interlocked with amphibole. Some kinking <strong>of</strong> (001) cleavage is present<br />

and extinction is <strong>of</strong>ten wavey. Carbonate forms an interlocking mosaic <strong>of</strong> anhedral grains which<br />

display some bending <strong>of</strong> twin planes. Locally there is micr<strong>of</strong>aulting <strong>of</strong> mica and carbonate.<br />

Reference No. 817<br />

Sample No. CCM35 128.9-129.3<br />

Silico<strong>carbonatite</strong>.<br />

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

curved grain boundaries. Magnetite forms anhedral disseminated grains. Apatite forms rounded<br />

anhedral grains. Amphibole forms pale green pleochroic, acicular, subhedral to euhedral crys<br />

tals. Phlogopite forms anhedral interlocking grains commonly with wavey extinction. Carbonate<br />

is anhedral forming an interlocking mosaic <strong>of</strong> grains. Phlogopite occurs in clusters or aggregates<br />

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

Reference No. 818<br />

Sample No. CCM35 114.2-114.8<br />

Biotite, magnetite, carbonate, amphibole rock.<br />

Fine grained, massive, equigranular, allotriomorphic, with straight to curved grain boundaries.<br />

Biotite forms anhedral grains <strong>of</strong> a dark brown colour; some display dark brown cores and paler<br />

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