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Upper beaver, Ontario  Sample descriptions


h150  Sample# 1331A  Canada 93 Upper Beaver 0.5g  -420+200 mu
near Doe, pyritic area in roadside stripping
cherty material in pyritic zones

h151  Sample# 1331B  Canada 93 Upper Beaver 0.5g  -420+200 mu
near Doe, pyritic area in roadside stripping
cherty material in pyritic zones

h152  Sample# 1331C Canada 93 Upper Beaver 0.5g  -420+200 mu
near Doe, pyritic area in roadside stripping
cherty material in pyritic zones

H168  Sample# 1332A  Upper Beaver, CA 0.5g  -420+200u magnetics
med grained haem/magnetite, trace cpy, strongly magnetic


H170  Sample# 1332A Canada 93  0.34g -420+200u NON MAGS
Upper Beaver  med grain Haem-magnetite, trace cpy. Weakly magnetic


H171  Sample# 1332B Canada 93  0.5g -420+200u
Upper Beaver  Haem-magnetite, much cpy. V weakly magnetic


H172  Sample# 1332C Canada 93  0.5g -420+200u
Upper Beaver  Fine grain magnetite-chlorite, v weakly magnetic


H173  Sample# 1332D Canada 93  1.0g -420+200u
Upper Beaver  Fine grain magnetite-chlorite, v weakly magnetic, tr cpy


H174  Sample# 1332E Canada 93  1.0g -420+200u
Upper Beaver  Fine grain chlorite-siltstone, tr magnetite, tr S=


H175  Sample# 1332F Canada 93  1.0g -420+200u
Upper Beaver  Medium grain chlorite-magnetite, mod magnetite


H177  Sample# 1332G  Upper beaver, Can  1.0g  -420+200u
Chlorite/magnetite, much cpy, mod magnetic


H178  Sample# 1332H  Upper beaver, Can  1.0g  -420+200u
fine grained chlorite/magnetite, magnetic  no S=


H179  Sample# 1332I  Upper beaver, Can  1.0g  -420+200u
fine grained chlorite/magnetite, very magnetic  no S=


H180  Sample# 1333A  Upper beaver, Can  0.5g  -420+200u
banded fine grain grey siltstone, non magnetic. Greenish - epidote???


H181  Sample# 1333B  Upper beaver, Can  0.5g  -420+200u
fine grain red/gy chert


H182  Sample# 1333A  Upper beaver, Can  1.0g  -420+200u
banded green/grey siltsone, fine grained, NON mag fraction    epidote???


H183  Sample# 1333C  Upper beaver, Can  1.0g  -420+200u
magnetite/siltstone. Very magnetic


H185  Sample# 1333D  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
fine grain magnetite/siltstone, much cpy, mod. magnetic


H186  Sample# 1334A  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
fine grain magnetite very magnetic


H187  Sample# 1334B  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
coarse grain magnetite very magnetic


H188  Sample# 1335A  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
med grain magnetite much cpy


H189  Sample# 1335B  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
fine grain magnetite/?  no cpy , weakly magnetic only


H190  Sample# 1335C  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
fine grain magnetite  trace cpy , strongly magnetic


H191  Sample# 1336A  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
coarse grain magnetite  no cpy , strongly magnetic


H192  Sample# 1336B  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
coarse grain magnetite  no cpy , strongly magnetic
One shaft area

H193  Sample# 1336C  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
med grain magnetite  tr cpy , strongly magnetic, vuggy
One shaft area

H194  Sample# 1336D  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
med grain magnetite  tr cpy , strongly magnetic, minor vugs minor qz
One shaft area

H195  Sample# 1336E  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
med grain magnetite  tr cpy , strongly magnetic, vugs, minor qz
One shaft area

H196  Sample# 1337A  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
cse grain magnetite  tr cpy , strongly magnetic
One shaft area

H197  Sample# 1337B  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
cse grain magnetite  tr cpy , strongly magnetic, tr qz, minor vugs
One shaft area

H198  Sample# 1337C  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
cse grain magnetite  tr cpy , strongly magnetic, tr qz, NO vugs
One shaft area

H199  Sample# 1337D  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
fine grain magnetite  tr cpy , strongly magnetic, tr qz, NO vugs
One shaft area

H200  Sample# 1337E  Upper Beaver CAN 93  1.0g -420+200u
fine grain magnetite  tr cpy , strongly magnetic, NO qz, tr vugs
One shaft area

H202  Sample# 1338A  Can 93  upper beaver  1.0g  -420+200u
very fine grained clean magnetite, strongly magnetic


H203  Sample# 1338B  Can 93  upper beaver  1.0g  -420+200u
very fine grained magnetite, mod magnetic, trace qz


H204  Sample# 1338C  Can 93  upper beaver  1.0g  -420+200u
fine grained magnetite, strongly magnetic, trace qz


H205  Sample# 1338D  Can 93  upper beaver  1.0g  -420+200u
fine grained magnetite, strongly magnetic



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