Main commodities | Au; Cu |
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Ore minerals | chalcopyrite; gold; pyrite |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | SH |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | B-1 |
Latitude | 66.443 |
Longitude | -156.388 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This occurrence is at an elevation of 1,600 feet in the Zane Hills about 4 miles southeast of Zane Pass. The map site is in the S1/2 section 7, T. 12 N., R. 12 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb (1972, MF-448), locations 5-7 and Miller and Ferrians (1968), figure 3. |
Geologic descriptionThis occurrence consists of pyrite- and chalcopyrite-bearing quartz veins as much as 3 feet thick (Miller and Ferrians, 1968). The veins cut Jurassic-Cretaceous meta-andesite north of the contact with the Cretaceous Zane Hills pluton. Grab samples contained 0.5% Cu and 0.6 ppm Au. | |
Geologic map unit | (-156.390671092043, 66.4424365642317) |
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Mineral deposit model | Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c). |
Mineral deposit model number | 22c |
Age of mineralization | Jurassic-Cretaceous or younger. |
Indication of production | None |
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MRDS Number | A015597 |
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References | |
Reporters | Anita Williams (Anchorage, AK) |
Last report date | 12/16/1999 |