MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082LSW103

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	WHITEMAN JASPER	Mining Division	Vernon
		BCGS Map	082L023
Status	Showing	NTS Map	082L03W
Latitude	050º 13' 51''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	119º 29' 11''	Northing	5567255
		Easting	322672
Commodities	Gemstones	Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt	Intermontane	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage, Plutonic Rocks

Capsule Geology

The Whiteman Jasper showing is located 15 kilometres west- southwest of Vernon, on the south side of Whiteman Creek.

In this area, Devonian to Triassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Harper Ranch Group are unconformably overlain by Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Nicola Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks. These units are intruded by Middle Jurassic granitic rocks. Eocene Coryell granitic rocks intrude and are in fault contact with Middle Jurassic intrusions. Eocene Penticton Group volcanic rocks overlie the igneous and sedimentary rocks.

Unconsolidated Quaternary sediments along the creek host placer(?) jasper. The jasper is fine-grained and red.


Bibliography	EMPR FIELDWORK 1982, pp. 33-36; 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 355-363 EMPR MAP 7216G, 8512G EMPR OF 1989-5, 1990-30 EMPR PF (In 082LSW General - Claim Map, 1966) EMPR RGS 1976 GSC MEM 296 GSC MISC RPT *8, pp. 78-79 GSC OF 637, 736, 2167 GSC P 89-1E pp. 51-60 Western Homes and Living, October 1961, p. 22