Main commodities | Cu |
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Ore minerals | chalcopyrite; malachite |
Gangue minerals | quartz |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | CH |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | C-4 |
Latitude | 67.65 |
Longitude | -148.62 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This site is at an elevation of about 4,000 feet on the east side of Anderson Creek (SW1/4 sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 5 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian), a south-flowing tributary of Baby Creek. It is approximately 11 miles north-northwest of Chandalar. The location is accurate within a 1/2-mile radius. |
Geologic descriptionA quartz vein containing malachite and chalcopyrite occurs in metamorphic rocks (mapped as amphibolite, gneiss, and schist) and associated skarn located between two masses of the granitic Baby Creek batholith (DeYoung, 1978). | |
Geologic map unit | (-148.622745656042, 67.649609616947) |
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Indication of production | None |
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MRDS Number | A012130 |
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References | |
Reporters | J.M. Britton (Anchorage) |
Last report date | 11/17/1999 |