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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  28-Feb-2022 by Bronwen Wallace (BW)

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NMI
Name MUNCASTER VALLEY Mining Division Atlin
BCGS Map 114P095
Status Showing NTS Map 114P14E
Latitude 059º 57' 39'' UTM 08 (NAD 83)
Longitude 137º 01' 22'' Northing 6648776
Easting 387053
Commodities Asbestos Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Alexander
Capsule Geology

At the Muncaster Valley showing a good grade asbestos fibre was reported to occur along a limestone-serpentine contact near Muncaster Creek. The limestone may be Upper Paleozoic or Upper Triassic in age.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1962-A65
EMPR OF 1995-25
EMPR ASS RPT 13521, 14742
GSC OF 926, 2191

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