Cream Minerals Ltd.: Specimen Collecting Begins on Kootenay Gemstone Property.VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Cream Minerals Ltd. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension VENTURE:CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. ) is pleased to announce that it is has now commenced the first Phase of a two phase prospecting, mapping, rock chip and soil sampling program on its Kootenay Gemstone Property, located near Salmo in southeastern British Columbia. During initial small prospecting and sampling programs completed in 2003, widespread beryl mineralization Mineralization The process by which the body uses minerals to build bone structure. Mentioned in: Rickets mineralization, n the bioprecipitation of an inorganic substance. was found in abundant pegmatite pegmatite: see granite. pegmatite Almost any wholly crystalline igneous rock that is at least in part very coarse-grained, the major constituents of which include minerals typically found in ordinary igneous rocks (such as granites) and in which dykes located in both granitic and sedimentary rocks. Blue beryl crystals (or aquamarines) are the most common, followed by green beryl crystals (or emeralds), with minor clear, white and yellow beryl crystals also being found. The current program will consist of collecting numerous specimens of various coloured beryl crystals in order to have them appraised and cut in order to begin a marketing strategy for these gems. If this initial phase of the exploration program is successful, a larger Phase II program will commence, consisting of the establishment of a large grid over much of the claim block. This area will then be prospected, mapped and soil sampled in order to outline the best locations for hosting the high quality aquamarine aquamarine (ăk'wəmərēn`, äk'–) [Lat.,=seawater], transparent beryl with a blue or bluish-green color. Sources of the gems include Brazil, Siberia, the Union of Myanmar, Madagascar, and parts of the United States. and emerald crystals. Frank A. Lang, P.Eng., President SEC 12g3-2(b): 82-4741 No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release. |
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