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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  31-Mar-1993 by Discovery Consultants (DISC)

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NMI
Name TUKTAKAMIN, FALKLAND, TUK Mining Division Kamloops
BCGS Map 082L043
Status Showing NTS Map 082L05E
Latitude 050º 27' 49'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 119º 35' 19'' Northing 5593381
Easting 316284
Commodities Volcanic Glass Deposit Types R12 : Volcanic glass - perlite
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Overlap Assemblage, Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Tuktakamin showing is located 5 kilometres south-southwest of Falkland, on the summit of Tuktakamin Mountain.

In this area, Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Nicola Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks unconformably overlie Devonian to Triassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Harper Ranch Group. These units are intruded by Middle Jurassic granitic rocks of the informally named Terrace Creek batholith. Extensive Eocene Kamloops Group volcanic and sedimentary rocks overlie the older units.

Kamloops Group volcanic rocks host volcanic glass. A breccia, about 100 metres thick, caps the top of the mountain. The breccia consists of fragments of black basaltic glass, from 1 centimetre to several metres across, surrounded by orange to light-brown palagonite.

Prospecting was carried out in 1980.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 8439
EMPR FIELDWORK 1982, pp. 89-92; 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 355-363
EMPR MAP 37, 5214G, 7216G
EMPR OF 1989-5, 1990-30
EMPR PF (In 082LSW General - Claim Map, 1966)
EMPR RGS 1976
GSC MEM 296-157
GSC OF 637, 736, 2167
GSC P 89-1E pp. 51-60

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