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TitleChemostratigraphic analysis of the volcanic and sedimentary rocks in the Heath Steele B-B5 zone area, Bathurst camp New Brunswick: stratigraphic and structural implications
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AuthorLentz, D R; Wilson, R A
SourceEastern Canada and national and general programs/Est du Canada et programmes nationaux et géneraux; by Geological Survey of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research no. 1997-D, 1997 p. 21-33, https://doi.org/10.4095/208654
Year1997
PublisherNatural Resources Canada
Documentserial
Lang.English
Mediapaper
RelatedThis publication is contained in Geological Survey of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada; (1997). Eastern Canada and national and general programs, Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research no. 1997-D
ProvinceNew Brunswick
NTS21O/08
AreaHeath Steele
Lat/Long WENS-66.0667 -66.0167 47.3333 47.2500
Subjectsgeochemistry; stratigraphy; lithology; volcanic rocks; rhyolites; igneous rocks; stratigraphic analyses; mudstones; sedimentary rocks; tuffs; analyses; trace element analyses; major element analyses; geochemical analyses; geochemical interpretations; Heath Steele mines; Nepisiguit Falls Formation; Ordovician
Illustrationssketch maps; analyses
ProgramBathurst Mining Camp, Canada-New Brunswick Exploration Science and Technology (EXTECH II) Initiative, 1994-1999
Released1997 02 01
AbstractGeochemical differences between footwall and hanging wall volcanic and sedimentary rocks hosting the Heath Steele B-B5 zone massive-sulphide deposits indicate that revision of previous stratigraphic and structural interpretations is necessary. The lower footwall sedimentary rocks have high transition metal contents (Cr > 40 ppm) compared to upper footwall sedimentary rocks (Cr < 30 ppm); the former are chemically similar to the Miramichi Group, whereas the latter resemble tuffaceous rocks of the Tetagouche Group. There are also immobile trace-element differences between the stratigraphic footwall and hanging wall crystal tuffs/tuffites; the hanging wall crystal tuffs have Zr/TiO2 ratios greater than 0.05, whereas the footwall crystal tuffites have lower values. Furthermore, Y and Th contents are higher in the hanging wall than the footwall crystal tuffites, although the continuum for Y and Th indicates that the felsic volcanic units are related.
GEOSCAN ID208654