Cargill Township carbonatite complex, District of ... - Geology Ontario
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R. P. SAGE<br />
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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