Trout Bay

Overview

Massive, 2 orebodies, 240 m apart along a dextral fault. Metasedimentary host rocks are thought to have been derived from felsic volcanic rocks nearby (Riley and others, 1971), however, maps show that mafic volcanic rocks predominate the local section. Tholeiitic.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS