MINFILE Mineral Inventory

MINFILE Record Summary

MINFILE No 092GSW015

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	06-Dec-1989	by	Laura L. Duffett (LLD)

SUMMARY


		NMI
Name	LYNN VALLEY CLAY	Mining Division	Vancouver
		BCGS Map	092G035
Status	Showing	NTS Map	092G06E
Latitude	049º 23' 29''	UTM	10 (NAD 83)
Longitude	123º 02' 33''	Northing	5470967
		Easting	496916
Commodities	Clay	Deposit Types	B06 : Fireclay E07 : Sedimentary kaolin
Tectonic Belt	Coast Crystalline	Terrane	Plutonic Rocks


Capsule Geology	The Lynn Valley clays comprise a well stratified, light grey, non-calcareous glacial lake deposit. It is a fairly plastic clay with some pebbles. It contains about 25 per cent water, dries safely at 85 degrees centigrade with an average shrinkage of 4.9 per cent. The Lynn Valley clays are suitable for common brick and tile.

Bibliography

EMPR BULL *30, pp. 15,48

EMPR PF (Roddick, J.A. (c. 1956): Geology of Vancouver and Coquitlam Map Area - in 092GSW General File)

GSC MAP 42-1963; 1069A; 1152A; 1386A

GSC MEM 335

GSC OF 611

GSC P 53-28

Armstrong, J.E. (1990): Vancouver Geology, Geological Association of Canada, Cordilleran Section

Ditson, G.M. (1978): Metallogeny of the Vancouver-Hope Area, British Columbia, M.Sc. Thesis, University of British Columbia