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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  02-Mar-1993 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI 093N7 Gyp1
Name MOOSMOOS Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093N038
Status Showing NTS Map 093N07E
Latitude 055º 21' 40'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 34' 51'' Northing 6136114
Easting 399791
Commodities Gypsum Deposit Types F02 : Bedded gypsum
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

A gypsum occurrence, shown on Geological Survey of Canada Map 876A, is plotted next to a north-flowing tributary of Moosmoos River. The area has recently been mapped as rocks of the Upper Triassic Inzana Lake Formation, Takla Group (Open File 1992-4). The formation consists of volcanic sandstone, siltstone, cherty tuff, mudstone, argillite, lapilli tuff and augite porphyry tuff. No further information is available on the Moosmoos showing.

Bibliography
EMPR FIELDWORK 1990, pp. 89-110; 1991, pp. 103-118
EMPR OF 1991-3; 1992-4
GSC MEM 252
GSC P 41-5; 42-2; 45-9
GSC MAP *876A; 907A; 971A; 1424A
GSC OF 2842
EMPR PFD 861432, 861433

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