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MINFILE No  092B 113
File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  23-Jul-1990 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI
Name SALT SPRING ISLAND Mining Division Victoria
BCGS Map 092B083
Status Showing NTS Map 092B13E
Latitude 048º 50' 53'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 123º 30' 29'' Northing 5410689
Easting 462727
Commodities Expanding Shale, Aggregate, Building Stone Deposit Types R02 : Expanding shale
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Overlap Assemblage, Wrangell
Capsule Geology

On Saltspring Island, shale of the Haslam and Cedar District (formerly Ganges) formations, both of the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group, are reported to bloat fairly well when heated. The resulting product may be of use as a lightweight aggregate in the building industry.

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1953-188
EMPR BULL 30
GSC MAP 42A; 1386A; 1553A
GSC MEM 13; 36; 24E; 47
GSC OF 463
GSC P 1972-44; 1975-1A, p. 23; 1979-30
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