Diogenes Brook

Occurrence in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094957
MRDS ID I001115
Record type Site
Current site name Diogenes Brook

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.31577, 46.21656 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position IN DIOGENES BROOK VALLEY., Est, Unknown Precision., Est, Unknown Precision., Est, Unknown Precision.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.31577, 46.21656

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 7000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 95 wt-pct Silica Major 1988

Comments on development

  • DIAMOND DRILLING, CHEMICAL ANALYSES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, G.C., DICKIE, G.B., FOWLER, J., AND POTTER, R.R., 1988, NOVA SCOTIA--NORTH AMERICA'S DOORSTEP TO INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITY, IN CLARKE, G.M., ED., 8TH "INDUSTRIAL MINERALS" INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 18-24

  • Reserve-Resource

    ADAMS AND OTHERS, 1988.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNCONSOLIDATED CRETACEOUS SAND OVER 125 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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