Main commodities | Zn |
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Other commodities | Ag; Au; Cu; Pb |
Ore minerals | chalcopyrite; galena; pyrite; pyrrhotite; sphalerite |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MM |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | B-2 |
Latitude | 63.3114 |
Longitude | -150.524 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This occurrence is on the east side of a prominent ridge in the upper part of the East Fork of Clearwater Creek. The ridge lies between two north-flowing tributaries to the East Fork. Its position is known only from a location by Reed (1961) on a 1:250,000-scale map. The occurrence is probably a few hundred feet east of the center of section 36, T. 18 S., R. 16 W., Fairbanks Meridian, between 4000 and 4500 feet elevation. The location is probably correct within one-half mile. A nearby deposit is described in record MM154. |
Geologic descriptionThis mineral occurrence is in the Eocene or Oligocene McGonagall pluton (Reed and Lanphere, 1974; Cole, 1998). Reed (1961, explanation on plate 1) described the occurrence only as a mixed sulfide deposit consisting mainly of pyrrhotite and sphalerite, accompanied by lesser amounts of galena, pyrite, and chalcopyrite. The deposit is inferred to be Oligocene, roughly contemporaneous with the Eocene or Oligocene emplacement age of the McGonagall pluton. | |
Geologic map unit | (-150.526246636052, 63.3108991977588) |
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Mineral deposit model | Pluton-hosted, polymetallic lode (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c). |
Mineral deposit model number | 22c |
Age of mineralization | The deposit is inferred to be Oligocene, roughly contemporaneous with the Eocene or Oligocene emplacement age of the McGonagall pluton (Reed and Lanphere, 1974; Cole, 1998). |
Workings or exploration | The occurrence is known only from a map location. No claims are known to have been filed on it. |
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Indication of production | None |
Additional commentsThe occurrence is within Denali National Park and Preserve. |
ReferencesCole, R. B., 1998, Early Tertiary post-subduction volcanism and deformation along the north side of the McKinley fault, Alaska [abs]: Geological Society of America. Abstracts with program, v. 30, p. 177.
Reed, B. L., and Lanphere, M. A., 1974, Offset plutons and history of movement along the McKinley segment of the Denali fault system, Alaska: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 85, p. 1883-1892.
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Reporters | C.C. Hawley |
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Last report date | 12/13/2000 |