siltite

siltite

[′sil‚tīt]
(geology)
siltstone
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The Hardscrabble Mountain consists of black phyllite and siltite with volcanic and limestone intervals.
The BC member is composed almost entirely of black quartzose argillite, siltite and phyllite, and includes very minor limy argillites and a few dark grey quartzites.
Great Mining Camps of Canada 3. The History and Geology of the Cariboo Goldfield, Barkerville and Wells, BC
La formation de Weldon du Carbonifere inferieur (Tournaisien) du Groupe de Sussex, dans le sud-est du Nouveau-Brunswick se compose d'intervalles de mudstone dans des stratifications de siltite rouge et de gres a grain fin.
Cleavages developed in mudstone during diagenesis and deformation: an example from the Carboniferous (Tournaisian), southeastern New Brunswick, Canada
Proserpine Property - located 4-8 km SSE of Barkerville (Overlooking the town): 28 holes, 3800 m to test mineralization and alteration associated with quartzite, argillite/phyllite and/or siltite bodies, and affiliated quartz vein systems.
i) Bonanza Ledge-style pyrite replacement mineralization hosted in phyllite, argillite, siltite, & quartzite.
Golden Cariboo Commences a $1 Million Work Program

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