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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
116G 028
Occurrence Name
Dempster
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Unknown


General Information

Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 65.325830 N, -138.26 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116G08
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as Ogilvie cl (Y65083) in Aug/71 by R. Kennealy.

Capsule Geology

The claims are underlain by Devono-Mississippian limestone, shale and siltstone and were reportedly staked to cover hot springs found during road construction.
 

Location Map

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia


Regional Geology - Bedrock

Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Ford Lake
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 372 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 299 MA
Rock Major: shale/siltstone/sandstone/conglo/limestone/chert
Rock Minor:
Reference: Norris (1982) - GSC Map 1526A
Geological Unit (1M): uDPF
Geological Unit (250K): uDPF2

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
ARMC016798 Geochemical map - 116G/8 Geochemical Map
Citations
Norris, D.K., 1980. Geology, northern Yukon Territory and northwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 715.
Norris, D.K., 1981. Geology, Ogilvie river, Yukon Territory, map, Sections and Notes. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 783.

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