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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  28-Jan-2014 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI 092L3 Cu2
Name MARK, LAURA LEE, MICA Mining Division Alberni
BCGS Map 092L005
Status Showing NTS Map 092L03E
Latitude 050º 03' 29'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 05' 26'' Northing 5546832
Easting 636675
Commodities Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The Mark occurrence is located on a small creek flowing into the south eastern corner of Fair Harbour. This lies 1.0 kilometre east of the Mica quartz-sericite occurrence (MINFILE 092L 277).

The region of the Mark occurrence lies within northwest striking Lower Jurassic Bonanza Group volcanic rocks, intruded several kilometres to the south and east by the Amai and Zeballos intrusions respectively. The intrusions range from quartz-diorite to quartz- feldspar porphyry and belong to the Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite.

Mineralization consists of sparsely disseminated chalcopyrite in dark crystal tuffs that exhibit strong epidote, chlorite and calcite alteration near a granodiorite intrusion. Boulders containing coarse clots of chalcopyrite and bornite within irregular K-feldspar-quartz stock-work are also reported.

In 1980, the area was explored as the Mica property by J.T. Shearer.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *8931
EMPR GEM 1970-284; 1971-479
GSC ANN RPT 1886
GSC MAP 4-1974; 255A; 1552A
GSC OF 9; 170; 463
GSC P 69-1A; 70-1A; 72-44; 74-8
GSC SUM RPT 1913; 1920A
Carson, D.J.T., (1968): Metallogenic Study of Vancouver Island with
emphasis on the Relationship of Plutonic Rocks to Mineral Deposits,
Ph.D. Thesis, Carleton University, Ottawa
EMPR PFD 810376

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