MINFILE Mineral Inventory

MINFILE Record Summary

MINFILE No 082ESW163

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	22-Feb-2008	by	Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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		NMI
Name	CAWSTON	Mining Division	Osoyoos
		BCGS Map	082E012
Status	Showing	NTS Map	082E04E
Latitude	049º 10' 30''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	119º 44' 34''	Northing	5450532
		Easting	300101
Commodities	Rhodonite, Talc, Gemstones	Deposit Types	F01 : Sedimentary Mn E08 : Carbonate-hosted talc Q02 : Rhodonite
Tectonic Belt	Intermontane	Terrane	Okanagan

Capsule Geology

The Cawston showing is located within the southeastern corner of Cawston, British Columbia.

The Cawston showing lies within the Quesnel Terrane of the Intermontane tectonic belt. The Cawston showing is hosted along the western margin of a thick faulted package of Carboniferous to Permian Kobau Group. The showing is hosted in Quaternary unconsolidated glacial, fluvial and alluvial deposits along the Okanagan River.

Good quality rhodonite and talc are reported to have been found at the Cawston showing.


Bibliography	EMPR OF 1989-2; 1989-5 EMPR PF (Nasmith, H. (1951-07-01): Reconnaissance of Unconsolidated Deposits Near Cawston, B.C.) GSC MAP 341A; 538A; 539A; 541A; 15-1961; 1736A; 2389 GSC MEM 38; 179 GSC OF 481; 637; 1505A; 1565; 1969 GSC P 37-21; 72-53 The Canadian Rockhound Feb., 1966, page 8 West Homes and Living *Oct., 1961 EMPR PFD 1630