Rhyolite

Specimen Summary

white flaggy weathering sugary textured rhyolite

Locality description: Large outcrop on the north side of the Kitsequela Lake road just past the 7 km marker (6007).
Structure: massive intrusive body

Specimen Data

 

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Collection Details

Original Collection:

Smithers Exploration Group (SEG)

Sub Collection:

Tour

Collection ID:

DMA18-010

Virtual Museum ID:

19-DMA18-010

Accessibility:

Date Added to VM:

2019-02-21

Location Information

Sample Origin:

Smithers, B.C.

Specific Site:

North side of the Kitsequela Lake road

UTM Easting:

600343

UTM Northing:

6089708

Datum:

09 (NAD 83)

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Specimen Details

VM Category:

Rock

Primary Features:

Rhyolite

Primary Mineral Formula:

Primary Category:

Secondary Features:

-

Advanced Geological Information

 

The following section provides geological data relating to the specimen or the site it was collected from, when available. Information has been obtained from various sources including private and government datasets but may not be up to date. Any geological time periods or ages listed often relate to the primary geology of the area, and may not be the actual date of an event such as mineral formation.

Geological Formation:

Skeena Group - Rocky Ridge Formation - rhyolite

Geological Period:

Lower Cretaceous

Stratigraphic Age:

Geological Belt:

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Minfile ID:

Minfile Link:

unknown

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