Eastern Labrador Field Excursion for Explorationists
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EASTERN LABRADOR FIELD EXCURSION FOR EXPLORATIONISTS Charles F. Gower Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, Newfoundland and Labrador, P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, Newfoundland, A1B 4J6. with contributions from James Haley and Chris Moran Search Minerals Inc., Suite 1320, 855 West Georgia St., Vancouver, B.C., V6C 3E8 and Alex Chafe Silver Spruce Resources Inc., Suite 312 – 197 Dufferin Street, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, B4V 2G9. Open File LAB/1583 St. John’s, Newfoundland September, 2011 NOTE Open File reports and maps issued by the Geological Survey Division of the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources are made available for public use. They have not been formally edited or peer reviewed, and are based upon preliminary data and evaluation. The purchaser agrees not to provide a digital reproduction or copy of this product to a third party. Derivative products should acknowledge the source of the data. DISCLAIMER The Geological Survey, a division of the Department of Natural Resources (the “authors and publish- ers”), retains the sole right to the original data and information found in any product produced. The authors and publishers assume no legal liability or responsibility for any alterations, changes or misrep- resentations made by third parties with respect to these products or the original data. Furthermore, the Geological Survey assumes no liability with respect to digital reproductions or copies of original prod- ucts or for derivative products made by third parties. Please consult with the Geological Survey in order to ensure originality and correctness of data and/or products. Recommended citation: Gower, C.F., Haley, J., Moran, C. and Chafe, A. 2011: Eastern Labrador Field Excursion for Explorationists. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey, Open File LAB/1583, 44 pages. Field Excursion Organization (Planning, Registration, Logistics) Barbara Marshall Labrador Straits Development Corporation P.O. Box 69, Forteau, NL, A0K 2P0 Contact: Barbara Marshall, [email protected] Roxanne Notley and Pauline Brown Southeastern Aurora Development Corporation P.O. Box 65, Port Hope Simpson, NL, A0K 4E0. Contact: Roxanne Notley, [email protected] Norm Mercer Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4J6. Contact: Norm Mercer, [email protected] EASTERN LABRADOR FIELD EXCURSION FOR EXPLORATIONISTS C.F. Gower, J. Haley, C., Moran and A. Chafe Open File LAB/1583 St. John’s, Newfoundland September, 2011 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION . 1 REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL SETTING . 1 EXCURSION STOPS . 8 DAY 1. L’AMOUR TO MARY’S HARBOUR . 8 Stop 1.1 . 8 Stop 1.2 . 8 Stop 1.3 . 11 Stop 1.4 . 11 Stop 1.5 . 13 Stop 1.6 . 13 Stop 1.7 . 15 DAY 2. MARY’S HARBOUR TO PORT HOPE SIMPSON. 17 Stop 2.1 . 17 Stop 2.2 . 19 Stop 2.3 . 19 Stop 2.4 . 23 Stop 2.5 . 24 DAY 3. PORT HOPE SIMPSON TO CARTWRIGHT . 25 Stop 3.1 . 25 Stop 3.2 . 28 Stop 3.3 . 28 Stop 3.4 . 28 Stop 3.5 . 30 Stop 3.6 . 30 Stop 3.7 . 31 Stop 3.8 . 31 Stop 3.9 . 32 Stop 3-10. 31 DAY 4. CARTWRIGHT TO GOOSE BAY. 32 Stop 4.1 . 32 Stop 4.2 . 32 Stop 4.3 . 35 Stop 4.4 . 35 DAY 5. POPE’S HILL, SOUTHWEST OF GOOSE BAY. 36 Stop 5.1 . 36 Stop 5.2 . 36 Stop 5.3 . 39 Stop 5.4 . 39 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 40 REFERENCES . 40 APPENDIX 1. Minerals mentioned in text and their chemical composition (simplified) . 42 APPENDIX 2. Glossary of technical terms used in text . 43 i Page FIGURES . Figure 1. Regional geological map of the eastern Grenville Province. 4 Figure 2. Geological map of eastern Labrador . ..