MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 092INE158

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	19-Jan-2003	by	George Owsiacki (GO)

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		NMI
Name	MOUNT SAVONA	Mining Division	Kamloops
		BCGS Map	092I076
Status	Showing	NTS Map	092I10W
Latitude	050º 42' 01''	UTM	10 (NAD 83)
Longitude	120º 49' 05''	Northing	5618766
		Easting	654083
Commodities	Opal, Agate, Gemstones	Deposit Types	Q11 : Volcanic-hosted opal Q03 : Agate
Tectonic Belt	Intermontane	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage

Capsule Geology

Mount Savona is a good collecting locality for opal and agate with the best collecting areas along the cliffs below the microwave tower site. Green opal, moss agate and geodes occur in brecciated basaltic lavas of the Eocene Kamloops Group. Jasper-agate and prehnite occur along the gas pipeline right-of-way on the Indian Garden Ranch about 4 kilometres west of Mount Savona (Geological Survey of Canada Paper 72-53).


Bibliography	GSC OF 165; 980; 2490 GSC MAP 886A; 887A; 9-1963; 1394A; 42-1989 GSC MEM 249 GSC P 44-20; *72-53, pp. 23-25; 82-1A, pp. 293-297; 85-1A, pp. 349-358 Western Homes & Living Oct.1961, Guide to BC Rocks and Gems EMPR PFD 811442, 811443, 811444, 811559