Mine detail: *onnor River Gypsum Deposit

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Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
Lat / long: 59.66641, -136.75216
dep_id: 10023245
mrds_id: I000038
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Gypsum
gangue: Anhydrite
model: 253: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
alteration: Limestone Is Altered To Skarn In Places.
ore_ctrl: Northwest-Trending Shear Zone
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Evaporite
tectonic: Alexander Terrane Of Insular Tectonic Belt
disc_yr: 1958
References:
  • WHITE, G.V., 1986, PRELIMINARY REPORT *ONNOR RIVER GYPSUM DEPOSIT (114P/10E), IN GEOLOGIC FIELDWORK- 1985: BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES, AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES PAPER 1986-1, P. 279-282
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