Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | HE |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | C-4 |
Latitude | 63.508 |
Longitude | -148.789 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This occurrence is at an elevation of about 3,100 feet, about 0.7 mile east of the point at which the Parks Highway crosses Slime Creek. The site is in the SW1/4 of sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 2000 feet. This is location 5 of Hickman and Craddock (1976). |
Geologic descriptionUp to 1% bornite and digenite are disseminated in Triassic metabasalt (Hickman and Craddock, 1976). | |
Geologic map unit | (-148.791287000721, 63.5075423561381) |
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Mineral deposit model | Cyprus massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24a) |
Mineral deposit model number | 24a |
Age of mineralization | The sulfides are probably indigenous to the Triassic hostrock. |
Workings or exploration | Surface sampling only. |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | A011369 |
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References | |
Reporters | N. Van Wyck (Stevens Exploration Management Corporation) |
Last report date | 4/7/2000 |