Main commodities | Au; Cu; Pb; Zn |
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Ore minerals | chalcopyrite; galena; gold; pyrite; sphalerite |
Gangue minerals | quartz |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | CR |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-1 |
Latitude | 55.1975 |
Longitude | -132.03038 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | The location of the O.K. prospect is based solely on small-scale map in Wright and Wright (1908). It probably is within 0.5 mile of the center of the NE1/4 section 17, T. 77 S., R. 89 E. |
Geologic descriptionAs described by Wright and Wright (1908), the O.K. prospect is a quartz vein 3 to 4 feet thick that strikes N75W; it contains chalcopyrite, pyrite, sphalerite, galena, and gold. Little work had been done on it then and apparently it has not been described since. The vein is at the contact between schist and limestone of the Wales Group of Late Proterozoic and Cambrian age (Eberlein and others, 1983; Brew 1996). Hedderly-Smith (1999 [Inventory]) suggests that the deposit may be similar to the quartz-breccia mineralization along the Kael-7 Mile Trend (CR188), as the prospect is well within that mineralized belt. | |
Geologic map unit | (-132.03205354804, 55.1971451473005) |
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Mineral deposit model | Quartz vein with sulfides and gold. |
Workings or exploration | Little work had been done on this prospect in 1908 and apparently there has been none since. |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | A010099 |
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ReferencesHedderly-Smith, D.A., 1999, Inventory of metallic mineral prospects, showings and anomalies on Sealaska lands, 1988 through 1998: Sealaska Corporation, Juneau, Alaska, 217 p. (internal report held by Sealaska Corporation, Juneau, Alaska).
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Reporters | D.J. Grybeck (Applied Geology) |
Last report date | 5/1/2004 |