Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | SR |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | D-4 |
Latitude | 60.9512 |
Longitude | -148.2376 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | The occurrence is located on the southwest shore of Hobo Bay in the SE1/4 section 17, T. 10 N., R. 7 E., of the Seward Meridian. This is location 123 of Tysdal (1978 [MF-880-A]) and location S-150 of Jansons and others (1984). This location is accurate to within a quarter of a mile. |
Geologic descriptionThis occurrence consists of a northeast-striking auriferous quartz vein (Jansons and others, 1984) in sedimentary strata of the Valdez Group of Late Cretaceous age (Nelson and others, 1985). | |
Geologic map unit | (-148.23967643302, 60.9506213039738) |
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Mineral deposit model | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a) |
Mineral deposit model number | 36a |
Age of mineralization | Cretaceous or younger; the vein cuts rocks of the Valdez Group of Late Cretaceous age. |
Workings or exploration | No workings or assay results are reported. |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | A010611 |
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ReferencesHoekzema, R.P., and Sherman, G.E., 1983, Mineral investigations in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska (Peninsula study area): U.S. Bureau of Mines in-house report; held at U.S. Bureau of Land Management Alaska State Office, Anchorage, 524 p.
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Reporters | Jeff A. Huber (Anchorage) |
Last report date | 2/5/2000 |