MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082LSW105

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	BLIZZARD, BOULEAU LAKE	Mining Division	Vernon
		BCGS Map	082L022
Status	Showing	NTS Map	082L05E
Latitude	050º 17' 40''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	119º 38' 36''	Northing	5574711
		Easting	311732
Commodities	Opal, Agate, Gemstones	Deposit Types	Q11 : Volcanic-hosted opal
Tectonic Belt	Intermontane	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage, Harper Ranch

Capsule Geology

The Blizzard showing is located 26 kilometres west of Vernon, north of Bouleau Lake.

In this area, Devonian to Triassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Harper Ranch Group are intruded by Middle Jurassic granitic rocks. Extensive Eocene Kamloops Group and Penticton Group volcanic and sedimentary rocks overlie the older units.

Kamloops Group volcanic rocks host agate and opal. Black agate and common opal occur in feldspar-porphyry andesite flows.


Bibliography	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 GSC OF 637, 736, 2167 GSC P *72-53, p. 23; 89-1E pp. 51-60