Main commodities | Cu |
---|---|
Ore minerals | chalcopyrite; pyrite |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MH |
---|---|
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | B-4 |
Latitude | 63.2798 |
Longitude | -145.623 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This occurrence is at an elevation of 4,500 feet on the southwest part of Rainbow Ridge, about 2.1 miles south of the top of Rainbow Mountain. It is at the center of the SW1/4 section 10, T. 19 S., R. 11 E., Fairbanks Meridian. The occurrence is described by Hanson (1963, p. 67), and it corresponds to locality S114 of table 2 in Nokelberg and others (1991). |
Geologic descriptionThis occurrence consists of pyrite and chalcopyrite disseminated in dacite tuff (Hanson, 1963, p. 67). The dacite tuff is part of the Slana Spur Formation of Pennsylvanian age (Nokleberg and others 1991). This occurrence is one of the four prominent areas of pyrite and chalcopyrite disseminated in dacitic tuff noted by Hanson (1963, p. 67, figure 5). | |
Geologic map unit | (-145.625246454901, 63.2793874668509) |
---|---|
Mineral deposit model | Porphyry Cu (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 17). |
Mineral deposit model number | 17 |
Age of mineralization | Pennsylvanian or younger. |
Indication of production | None |
---|
References | |
Reporters | W.T. Ellis (Alaska Earth Science), C.C. Hawley (Hawley Resource Group), and W.J. Nokleberg (USGS) |
---|---|
Last report date | 8/9/2002 |