ROCK ROOM

Smithers Exploration Group's Collection of Cordilleran Rock Suites

Welcome to Smithers Exploration Group’s Rock Room, home to our classic collection of Cordilleran rock suites. This extensive collection of rock samples is representative of deposits and rock types from across British Columbia, with a focus on the northwest. It’s an important resource for the development of expertise on the geology of northern BC and the discovery of the next mines.

The collection was begun in the 1970s by local geologists and prospectors, as well as the BC Ministry of Mines, and was updated under the direction of former regional geologist Paul Wojdak. It is designed to give hands-on examples of the rocks that make up the regional geological framework of northern British Columbia. We are working hard to complete our collection: if there is a particular suite you are keen to see but we do not yet have, please let us know and we will prioritize the aquisition of those samples. If you have a suite that you would consider donating to help us fill in the gaps, please contact us.

The Rock Room occupies a spacious classroom at the Smithers Exploration Group office at #101 3423 Fulton Avenue in Smithers. We have almost 2000 rock samples catalogued, clearly labelled and stored in trays that can be removed for handling and close examination. The room is heated, well-lit and spacious .It is equipped with regular and zoom stereomicroscopes for detailed investigation.

The rock suites cover:

Plutonic
Volcanic
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Stratigraphy
Mineral Deposits and Ore Deposit Types
Rock-forming and Ore Minerals

Call 250-877-7883 or email rockroom@smithersexplorationgroup.com if you have questions about the Rock Room or the donation requirements for samples.

SEG’s Rock Room with its Cordilleran Rock Suites will make Smithers home to a unique tool for explorationists. It will attract industry and government attention to Smithers as a community committed to the growth of the minerals industry in BC.

Browse the Rock Room Collection

Library No.	Suite Name	Location	Collector	Rock Name	Description	Cart
S12-53	Eagle Bay Unit EBK	PS-78-321	P Schirizza	quartz sericite schist (meta felsic tuff or siltstone)	light grey and pale green; thin bedded	Add Item
S12-52	Eagle Bay Unit EBK	DF-80-117	P Schirizza	actinolite garnet semi-schist	dense; massive	Add Item
S12-51	Eagle Bay Unit EBL	DF-80-79	P Schirizza	Black phyllite	thin bedded; micaceous; crenulation folds; not limey	Add Item
S12-50	Eagle Bay Unit EBL	DF80-60	P Schirizza	Black limestone	micaceous partings; very thin bedded; strong acid reaction	Add Item
S12-49	Eagle Bay Unit EBL	DF80-116	P Schirizza	black phyllite	micaceous; thin bedded; not limey	Add Item
S12-48	Eagle Bay Unit EBSt	LD-79-25	P Schirizza	carbonate altered greenstone		Add Item
S12-47	Eagle Bay Unit EBSt	VP-80-66	P Schirizza	feldspathic phyllite tuff		Add Item
S12-46	Eagle Bay Unit EBSt	VP-80-65	P Schirizza	limy red mudstone		Add Item
S12-45	Eagle Bay Unit EBSc	VP-80-35	P Schirizza	limestone		Add Item
S12-44	Eagle Bay Unit EBSc	DF-80-105	P Schirizza	limestone		Add Item
S12-43	Eagle Bay Unit EBS	Mc-78-40	P Schirizza	limestone phyllite		Add Item
S12-42	Eagle Bay Unit EBS	Mc-78-39	P Schirizza	quartzite		Add Item
S12-41	Eagle Bay Unit EBSq	VP-78-82	P Schirizza	laminar bedded quartzite		Add Item
S12-40	Eagle Bay Unit EBSb	Mc-79-84	P Schirizza	metasedimentary biotite phyllite		Add Item
S12-39	Eagle Bay Unit EBSb	SW-79-50	P Schirizza	metavolcanic chlorite phyllite		Add Item
S12-38	Eagle Bay Unit EBSb	SW-79-49	P Schirizza	metavolcanic chlorite schist		Add Item
S12-37	Eagle Bay Unit EBSb	Mc-79-50	P Schirizza	limy greenstone (volcanic)		Add Item
S12-36	Eagle Bay Unit EBS	LD-79-20	P Schirizza	metasedimentary sericite schist		Add Item
S12-35	Eagle Bay Unit EBS	Mc-78-143	P Schirizza	metasedimentary quartz muscovite phyllite		Add Item
S12-34	Eagle Bay Unit EBS	DF-80-85	P Schirizza	quartzite grit		Add Item
S12-33	Eagle Bay Unit EBS	DF-80-84	P Schirizza	pale green micaceous phyllite (siltstone or felsic volcanic?)		Add Item
S12-32	Eagle Bay Unit EBS	Mc-78-82	P Schirizza	meta-greywacke		Add Item
S12-31	Eagle Bay Unit EBS	VP-80-62	P Schirizza	micaceous grit (metasediment)		Add Item
S12-30	Eagle Bay Unit EBGp	VP-78-130	P Schirizza	Limestone	dark grey to black; thin bedded	Add Item
DF-80-19 (missing)	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	DF-80-19	P Schirizza	missing	missing	Add Item
S12-29	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-79-143	P Schirizza	Chert bed in andesite/dacite tuff	laminated, light green	Add Item
S12-28	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-78-140	P Schirizza	Limestone	grey; laminated; strong reaction to acid	Add Item
S12-27	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-78-138	P Schirizza	Limestone	white; massive; recrystallized; pale argillaceous partings	Add Item
S12-26	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	DF-80-8	P Schirizza	Chlorite-sericite phyllite, meta dacite or andesite	light green	Add Item
S12-25	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-78-168	P Schirizza	Chlorite phyllite, meta andesite	green	Add Item
S12-24	Eagle Bay Unit EBGt	PS-78-159	P Schirizza	Limestone	light grey; very fine grained; moderate reaction to acid	Add Item
S12-23	Eagle Bay Unit EBGt	PS-78-156	P Schirizza	Limestone	white, completely recrystallized	Add Item
S12-22	Eagle Bay Unit EBGt	PS-78-155	P Schirizza	Limestone	grey to white; partly recrystallized to coarse calcite	Add Item
S12-21	Eagle Bay Unit EBGt	PS-78-179	P Schirizza	Limestone	light grey; laminated; partly recrystallized to coarse calcite; strong acid reaction	Add Item
S12-20	Eagle Bay Unit EBGs	PS-R- 78-9	P Schirizza	Limey chert or siltstone phyllite	thin bedded	Add Item
S12-19	Eagle Bay Unit EBGs	PS-78-227	P Schirizza	Limestone	dark grey; some recrystallized calcite	Add Item
S12-18	Eagle Bay Unit EBGs	PS-78-154	P Schirizza	Cherty rhyolite	dark grey; aphanitic; laminated	Add Item
S12-17	Eagle Bay Unit EBGs	PS-78-112	P Schirizza	Limestone	black; finely bedded	Add Item
S12-16	Eagle Bay Unit EBGs	PS-78-111	P Schirizza	Meta-greywacke schist	dark grey; thin bedded; crenulation folds	Add Item
S12-15	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-78-147	P Schirizza	Chlorite phyllite, meta andesite	green; limey	Add Item
S12-14	Eagle Bay Unit EBGq	PS-78-143	P Schirizza	Meta-rhyolite (?)	laminated light and medium grey; sericite partings; no detrital quartz	Add Item
S12-13	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	Mc-79-68	P Schirizza	Limestone	grey, laminated	Add Item
S12-12	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-78-106	P Schirizza	Chlorite phyllite, meta mafic volcanic	dark green, limey	Add Item
S12-11	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-R- 78-114	P Schirizza	Chlorite phyllite, meta mafic volcanic	dark green, limey	Add Item
S12-10	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-R- 78-15	P Schirizza	Quartz chlorite schist, meta-andesite		Add Item
PS-78-196 (Missing)	Eagle Bay Unit EBG	PS-78-196	P Schirizza	missing	missing	Add Item
S12-09	Eagle Bay Unit EBQ	PS-79-155	P Schirizza	amphibolite		Add Item
S12-08	Eagle Bay Unit EBQ	DF-80-67	P Schirizza	quartzite		Add Item
S12-07	Eagle Bay Unit EBQ	DF-80-24	P Schirizza	grey mica quartz schist		Add Item
S12-06	Eagle Bay Unit EBQ	VP-78-67	P Schirizza	grey micaceous quartzite		Add Item

Samples in your order cart

Library No.	Suite Name	Location	Collector	Rock Name	Age	Description	Cart
S12-68	Eagle Bay Unit EBA	PS-78-275	P Schiarizza	Quartz sericite phyllite		fine grained; 2% disseminated euhedral magnetite	Remove Item
S13-10	Fennel Unit lFc		P Schiarizza	Chert	Permian	grey; aphanitic	Remove Item

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