
Limestone
Virtual Museum ID: 20-S23-03
Specimen Summary
Late Carboniferous to Early Permian Asitka Group limestone
Oldest and most deformed rocks in the eastern part of the Stikine terrane
Specimen Data
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Collection Details
Original Collection:
Smithers Exploration Group (SEG)Sub Collection:
Hazelton Road TripCollection ID:
S23-03Virtual Museum ID:
20-S23-03Accessibility:
Date Added to VM:
2020-07-27Location Information
Sample Origin:
Fulton Lake - North of Topley/Houston , British ColumbiaSpecific Site:
Borrow pit and outcrop at Fulton LakeUTM Easting:
678601UTM Northing:
6076840Datum:
09 (NAD 83)Coordinate Accuracy:
Specimen Details
VM Category:
RockPrimary Features:
LimestonePrimary Mineral Formula:
Primary Category:
carbonateSecondary 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:
Asitka GroupGeological Period:
Late Carboniferous to Early PermianStratigraphic Age:
Late Carboniferous-Early Permian conodontsGeological Belt:
Geological Terrane:
Minfile ID:
Site Details:
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