MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082LSW106

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	SHORTS CREEK AGATE	Mining Division	Vernon
		BCGS Map	082L013
Status	Showing	NTS Map	082L04E
Latitude	050º 09' 55''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	119º 35' 29''	Northing	5560222
		Easting	314931
Commodities	Agate, Gemstones	Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt	Intermontane	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage, Harper Ranch

Capsule Geology

The Shorts Creek Agate showing is located 25 kilometres west- southwest of Vernon, north of Shorts Creek.

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

Penticton Group volcanic rocks host agates. Amygdules of agate were found along a logging road leading to the plateau north of Shorts Creek.


Bibliography	EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 355-363 EMPR MAP 37, 5207G, 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