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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  22-Nov-1994 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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Name AGASSIZ GRANITE, SINCLAIR Mining Division New Westminster
BCGS Map 092H022
Status Past Producer NTS Map 092H04E
Latitude 049º 14' 29'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121º 44' 35'' Northing 5455051
Easting 591490
Commodities Granite, Dimension Stone Deposit Types R03 : Dimension stone - granite
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

A quarry was developed in Miocene granodiorite, just east of the town of Agassiz. It is reported that 188 tonnes were quarried in 1962 (with 170 tonnes shipped), and 89 tonnes were shipped the following year. The rock was used as dimension stone. Apparently the quarry was active prior to World War I when it was known as the Sinclair quarry.

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1962-148; *1963-139
GSC MAP 737A; 1069A; 12-1969; 41-1989
GSC P 69-47

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