Mallery Lake: Rockhounding in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Mallery Lake is a mapped rockhounding spot in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Reported finds include agate, chalcedony, fluorite, quartz, baryte. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Mallery Lake in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
About Mallery Lake
Mallery Lake, in the remote interior of central Nunavut with no road access, preserves some of the oldest well-preserved low-sulfidation epithermal mineralization known, hosted by rhyolite flows of the Early Proterozoic Pitz Formation. Quartz veins cutting the rhyolite include comb quartz with fluorite, calcite and adularia, plus banded chalcedonic silica locally intergrown with fine gold or electrum; an Agate Zone is among the named parts of the system. Gold grades up to 24 g/t over narrow widths occur in the Chalcedonic Stockwork Zone. The area is documented through mineral exploration and research rather than casual collecting.
Quick details
- Access
- Check locally
- County
- Kivalliq Region
- Province
- Nunavut
- Coordinates
- 63.75395, -98.73713
Land & collecting status
Confirm rules before collecting
Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.
Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.
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