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MINFILE No  092F 393
File Created: 05-Apr-1990 by George Owsiacki (GO)
Last Edit:  12-May-1998 by Larry Jones (LDJ)

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Name VAUXHALL Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092F078
Status Showing NTS Map 092F10E
Latitude 049º 43' 36'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 31' 59'' Northing 5509369
Easting 389511
Commodities Zinc Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Vauxhall occurrence is underlain by limestone of the Upper Triassic Quatsino Formation (Vancouver Group). Pyrite and sphalerite form massive replacements in limestone.

Bibliography
EMPR FIELDWORK 1989, pp. 257-265
EMPR OF 1990-3; 1988-28
GSC EC GEOL 3, pp. 86-102
GSC MAP 1386A; 17-1968
GSC MEM 58
GSC OF 463
GSC P 68-50
GSC SUM RPT 1924 Part A, pp. 106-144
PERS COMM (EMPR, Webster, I. (1990))
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