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O'Connor River Gypsum Deposit

CA / BC
•59.66641, -136.75216View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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O'Connor River Gypsum Deposit is a mineral prospect in British Columbia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Evaporite. Reported specimens include Anhydrite, Gypsum; logged ore minerals are Gypsum; gangue is recorded as Anhydrite. The site was discovered in 1958.

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AnhydriteGypsum

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Evaporite
Tectonic setting
Alexander Terrane Of Insular Tectonic Belt
Deposit model
253: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
Ore minerals
Gypsum
Gangue minerals
Anhydrite
Ore control

Northwest-Trending Shear Zone

Alteration

Limestone Is Altered To Skarn In Places.

Mining history

Status
Prospect
Discovered
1958

Records and references

Cited references

WHITE, G.V., 1986, PRELIMINARY REPORT O'CONNOR RIVER GYPSUM DEPOSIT (114P/10E), IN GEOLOGIC FIELDWORK- 1985: BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES, AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES PAPER 1986-1, P. 279-282

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10023245 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 59.66641, -136.75216

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