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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  31-Oct-1988 by John Bradford (JB)

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Name PENDANT GLACIER Mining Division Atlin
BCGS Map 114P063
Status Showing NTS Map 114P12E
Latitude 059º 41' 04'' UTM 08 (NAD 83)
Longitude 137º 31' 07'' Northing 6618960
Easting 358204
Commodities Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Alexander
Capsule Geology

At the Pendant Glacier showing pyritized argillites and lime- stones of Devonian(?) age occur south of and upslope from the terminus of the East Arm glacier, just below the Pendant Glacier. Mineralization occurs as finely interlayered limestone and pyrite, massive pyrite in saccharoidal calcite and quartz, and malachite with limonite, sericite, and quartz. Values of up to 0.707 per cent copper, 3.97 per cent zinc and 5.4 grams per tonne silver have been reported.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *12225
GSC OF 926, 2191

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