| Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | HG |
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| Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | D-6 |
| Latitude | 58.95 |
| Longitude | -161.77 |
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
| Location and accuracy | This occurrence is in a small drainage on the lower west flank of Red Mountain. It is 1/4 mile east of the beach and 1 1/4 mile west of the summit of Red Mountain. It is locality 5 of Cobb (1972 [MF 362]; 1980 [OF 80-909]). |
Geologic descriptionBerryhill (1963, sample locality 47) collected a shovel sample of surface materials at this location and determined that the heavy mineral concentrates contained small amounts of chromite (1 to 10 percent) and traces of Pt and Au. Both hornblende and olivine were reported to be present in amounts exceeding 10 percent. This occurrence is in a small drainage on the lower west flank of Red Mountain, a composite ultramafic pluton containing abundant dunite. The surface materials at this site are apparently derived directly from erosion of the Red Mountain pluton. | |
| Geologic map unit | (-161.772235019787, 58.949216805053) |
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| Mineral deposit model | Placer PGE-Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39b) |
| Mineral deposit model number | 39b |
| Age of mineralization | Holocene. |
| Workings or exploration | No workings are present. |
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| Indication of production | None |
References | |
| Reporters | Travis L. Hudson |
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| Last report date | 3/18/2001 |