Diamond targets identified.
New targets for diamond exploration in the Temagami-Marten River area have been identified by an Ontario government survey. Survey results released by the Ontario Geological Survey The term geological survey can be used to describe both the conduct of a survey for geological purposes and an institution holding geological information.
A geological survey (OGS OGS Office of General Services (New York State)
OGS Office of Graduate Studies
OGS Ontario Genealogical Society
OGS Ontario Graduate Scholarship
OGS Ohio Genealogical Society ) show an increased possibility of finding kimberlite kimberlite: see diamond.
kimberlite
or blue ground
Dark, heavy, often fragmented igneous rock that may contain diamonds in the rock matrix. , the host rock for diamonds. Based on stream sediment sampling surveys, OGS geologists say the area contains abnormal amounts of important mineral grains such as G-10 garnets, chromites, magnesium ilmenites and chrome diopsides.
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