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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Syenite
- Associated rock
- Peralkaline Granite
- Orebody form
- NORTH T-ZONE CONSISTS OF ZONES THAT ARE IN THE FORM OF A SERIES OF STACKED SAUCERS IN 4 ZONES OF 15 LITHOLOGIES
Many Zones Of Alteration Within The Ore Zone
Mining history
- Status
- Occurrence
- Workings
- Underground
- Discovered
- 1970
Records and references
DAVIDSON,A., 1978, THE BLATCHFORD LAKE INTRUSIVE SUITE: AN APHEBIAN ALKALINE PLUTONIC COMPLEX IN THE SLAVE PROVINCE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA PAPER 78-1A, P. 119-127. TRUEMAN, D. L., 1984, GEOLOGY OF THE THOR LAKE BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS: AN UPDATE: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; V. 1, P. 115-120. CERNY, PETR, AND TRUEMAN, D. L., 1985, POLYLITHIONITE FROM THE RARE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE BLATCHFORD LAKE ALKALINE COMPLEX, N. W. T., CANADA. AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 70, P. 1127-1134. CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990, VIII SYMPOSIUM, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, OTTAWA, CANADA. CORE SHED DISPLAY APPENDIX, 1990.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10085037 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 62.11540, -112.59438
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
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