Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MH |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-2 |
Latitude | 63.1988 |
Longitude | -144.7006 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | The location given by Cobb (1979 [OFR 79-238]) for this occurrence is north of the Chistochina Glacier and southwest of Mount Kimball. The occurrence is shown at an arbitrary point in the NW1/4 section 9, T. 20 S., R. 16 E., Fairbanks Meridian. The accuracy is indeterminate; the occurrence may be within a radius of several miles or more. |
Geologic descriptionA dunite boulder found on a glacial moraine contained abundant pyrite; a sample contained 0.75 percent copper, 0.2 percent nickel, 0.12 ounce of silver per ton, and traces of gold and platinum (Rose, 1967). | |
Geologic map unit | (-144.702834808431, 63.1984095859338) |
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Workings or exploration | A boulder of dunite found in glacial moraine was sampled. |
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Indication of production | None |
References | |
Reporters | W.T. Ellis (Alaska Earth Sciences) and A.W. Wyatt and S.S. Dashevsky (Northern Associates Inc.) |
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