General Information
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 60.698610 N, -137.858330 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115A12
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
First noted by the GSC and apparently never investigated.
Capsule Geology
Lenticular lignite seams up to 15 cm thick, most of which are crushed and sheared, occur in basal conglomerate and in overlying argillite, slate and shale of the Eocene-Oligocene Amphitheatre Formation.
References
DODDS, C.J., AND CAMPBELL, R.B., 1992. Overview, legend and mineral deposit tabulations for Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 2188, 2189, 2190 and 2191.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 268, p. 58.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 381, p. 72.
First noted by the GSC and apparently never investigated.
Capsule Geology
Lenticular lignite seams up to 15 cm thick, most of which are crushed and sheared, occur in basal conglomerate and in overlying argillite, slate and shale of the Eocene-Oligocene Amphitheatre Formation.
References
DODDS, C.J., AND CAMPBELL, R.B., 1992. Overview, legend and mineral deposit tabulations for Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 2188, 2189, 2190 and 2191.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 268, p. 58.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 381, p. 72.
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Insular
Affinity: NE Panthalassa
Name: Wrangellia
Realm: Panthalassa
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Wrangell
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Neogene
Age Max: 23 MA
Period Min: Neogene
Age Min: 2 MA
Rock Major: andesite, dacite
Rock Minor: felsic tuff
Reference: Israel et al. (2014) - YGS OF 2014-18
Geological Unit (1M): NW
Geological Unit (250K): NW1
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-18 | Preliminary bedrock geology of the Mt. Decoeli area (parts of NTS 115A/12, 13 and 115B/9, 16) | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) |
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