Description
Sainsbury, C.L. (Usgs)
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium
SecondaryManganese
TertiaryTin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlVeins Localized By (1) Sheeted Vertical Fracture System Related To Thrust Faults, (2) Closely Spaced Joints In Limestone, (3) Brecciated Limestone, And (4) Dike Walls.
Materials
Ore mineralsBertrandite, Cassiterite, Chrysoberyl, Euclase, Fluorite, Phenacite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Todorokite
GangueHematite, Pyrite, Stannite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Port Clarence Limestone;;
StructureRapid River Thrust, Camp Creek Thrust
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10094092
MRDS IDA016010
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.46899, -167.15201
References
USGS PROF. PAPER 933, P. 32.USGS CIRCULAR 479, P. 4-7.USBM OFR 7-65, P. 5, 10, 13, 16, 35-62, 72-76, 79-92.USGS 250, P. 2-34.USGS BULLETIN 1287, P. 81-83.USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 6, LOC. 36.BAG-MF-426-08