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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
105E 005
Occurrence Name
Napua
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Unknown


General Information

Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 61.275560 N, -134.470830 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105E08
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as Snow cl (85036) in Feb/63 by C. McLennan and restaked as Napua cl (Y60586) in Apr/71 by L. Engle. Explored by hand pitting and some soil sampling.

Capsule Geology

The claims were staked on a pyritic gossan exposed in a road cut. The gossan is underlain by Triassic limestone and argillite in contact with andesitic volcanic rocks. No mineralization was found.

References

Location Map

Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
1971 Geochemistry: Soil
1971 Trenching: Hand

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Quesnellia
Realm: peri-Laurentian


Regional Geology - Bedrock

Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Boswell
Member:
Terrane: Quesnellia
Period Max: Carboniferous
Age Max: 318 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 307 MA
Rock Major: limestone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Simard (2003) - YGS OF 2003-12
Geological Unit (1M): uCB
Geological Unit (250K): uCB3

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
2017-1 Revised geological map of Livingstone Creek area (NTS 105E/8) Open File (Geological - Bedrock)
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