Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | HE |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-6 |
Latitude | 63.01 |
Longitude | -149.99 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This occurrence is at an elevation of about 2,400 feet in a stream valley draining the northeast wall of Eldridge Glacier. It is in sec. 14, T. 22 S., R. 13 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The localion is accurate to within 0.5 mile. This is locality 27 of Cobb (1978: OFR 78-1062). |
Geologic descriptionThe country rocks in the area of this occurrence are a tectonically intermixed assemblage of Upper Devonian serpentinite, basalt, chert, and gabbro. The occurrence consists of massive pyrite and chalcopyrite in irregular and veinlike masses in serpentinite. Some of the chalcopyrite is oxidized to malachite. Rock samples contained 15 ppm silver, 0.1 ppm gold, 50 ppm nickel and 7.5% copper (Hawley and Clark, 1974). The sulfide minerals herein are assumed to be remobilized syngenetic magmatic segregations in the mafic host rocks. | |
Geologic map unit | (-149.992280150589, 63.009514144386) |
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Mineral deposit model | Cyprus massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24a) |
Mineral deposit model number | 24a |
Age of mineralization | Probably Late Devonian, remobilized in Late Mesozoic or Tertiary. |
Workings or exploration | Rock samples contained 15 ppm silver, 0.1 ppm gold, 50 ppm nickel and 7.5% copper (Hawley and Clark, 1974). |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | A011310 |
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References | |
Reporters | N. Van Wyck (Stevens Exploration Management Corporation) |
Last report date | 4/7/2000 |