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Spar

Occurrence in British Columbia, Canada with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023862
MRDS ID I005023
Record type Site
Current site name Spar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.90681, 51.56374 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Celestite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.90681, 51.56374
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cons Rexspar Minerals And Chemicals Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 680000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 29 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1983

Comments on development

  • TRENCHING, DRILLING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1984, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN 198, 308 P

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR198

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLUORITE MINERALIZATION IN A BRECCIA ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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