Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | HE |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | B-4 |
Latitude | 63.424 |
Longitude | -148.861 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This occurrence is at an elevation of about 2,800 feet on the northwest flank of the Reindeer Hills. The map site is in the SE1/4 of sec. 22, T. 17 S., R. 7 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1500 feet. This is location 8 of Clark and Cobb (1972). |
Geologic descriptionThe country rocks in the area of this occurrence are Lower Cretaceous to Upper Jurassic, monotonous, intensely deformed and locally highly metamorphosed turbidites. The occurrence consists of copper- and nickel-bearing sulfide minerals disseminated in the sedimentary rocks (Clark and Cobb, 1972). | |
Geologic map unit | (-148.863283564772, 63.4235397077144) |
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Mineral deposit model | Besshi massive sulfide? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24b?). |
Mineral deposit model number | 24b? |
Age of mineralization | The sulfide minerals may be syngenetic with their Lower Cretaceous to Upper Jurassic sedimentary host rocks. |
Workings or exploration | There has been surface sampling only. |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | 10307567 |
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References | |
Reporters | N. Van Wyck (Stevens Exploration Management Corporation) |
Last report date | 4/7/2000 |