Main commodities | Ag; Cu |
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Other commodities | Fe; Mn; Zn |
Ore minerals | chalcopyrite; pyrrhotite |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | ID |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | C-3 |
Latitude | 62.54299 |
Longitude | -157.35997 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This occurrence is about 0.4 mile west of the top of Camelback Mountain at an elevation of about 2,000 feet. It is about 0.4 mile southwest of the center of section 1, T. 28 N., R. 44 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate. |
Geologic descriptionThis occurrence is a vein of semi-massive pyrrhotite in hornfels adjacent to the Camelback Mountain intrusion. This olivine bearing monzonite intrusion has been dated at 73.2 Ma (Bundtzen and others, 1988; Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, 2005). Traces of chalcopyrite occur in the pyrrhotite. The orientation or length of the vein is uncertain. One grab sample of the pyrrhotite vein contained 2,600 parts per billion (ppb) silver, 891 parts per million (ppm) copper, 1.68 percent manganese, 304 ppm zinc, and 28.00 percent iron (Bundtzen, Laird, and Lockwood, 1988). | |
Geologic map unit | (-157.36233951864, 62.5423059745301) |
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Mineral deposit model | Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c). |
Mineral deposit model number | 22c |
Age of mineralization | Undated; the nearby Camelback Mountain intrusion is 73.2 Ma (Bundtzen and others, 1988). |
Workings or exploration | Surface samples were collected by the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys in 1983 (Bundtzen, Laird, and Lockwood, 1988). |
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Indication of production | None |
References | |
Reporters | T.K. Bundtzen (Pacific Rim Geological Consulting, Inc.), M.L. Miller (U.S. Geological Survey); and C.C. Hawley (Hawley Resource Group) |
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Last report date | 5/19/2003 |