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File Created: 03-Mar-1987 by Brian Grant (BG)
Last Edit:  11-Sep-1991 by Robert G. Gaba (RGG)

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NMI 092J15 Mgl
Name LIZA LAKE B Mining Division Lillooet
BCGS Map 092J097
Status Showing NTS Map 092J15E
Latitude 050º 57' 31'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 122º 39' 18'' Northing 5645279
Easting 524230
Commodities Magnesite Deposit Types M07 : Ultramafic-hosted talc-magnesite
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Bridge River
Capsule Geology

The Liza Lake B magnesite showing, 1 kilometre west of Liza Lake, is within serpentinized peridotites of the Permian and older Shulaps Ultramafic Complex.

The showing area is reported to be in the order of 15.8 by 14.6 metres. It is similar to the "Liza Lake A" magnesite in that it contains massive and crystalline magnesite cut by numerous veinlets of clear chalcedonic quartz. Locally the massive magnesite is vuggy with chalcedony filling the vugs. Minor mariposite and individual grains and clusters of chromite are common. Massive magnesite was analysed by the Geological Survey of Canada (Memoir 130) and was found to consist of 42.2 per cent MgO, 3.25 per cent CaO, 0.9 per cent Fe2O3, 0.59 per cent Al2O3, 48.55 per cent CO2, 4.08 per cent SiO2.

Bibliography
EMPR BULL 32, p. 54
EMPR FIELDWORK 1974, p. 35; 1985, pp. 303-310; 1986, pp. 23-29; 1987, pp. 93-130; 1988, pp. 105-152; 1989, pp. 45-72; 1990, pp. 75-83
EMPR OF 1987-11; 1988-3; 1989-4; 1990-10
GSC MEM *130, pp. 75-77
GSC SUM RPT 1915, pp. 83-84; 1916, pp. 48-52
CJES 1987, Vol. 24, pp. 2279-2291
EMPR PFD 673002, 673463

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