Deposit ID | 10000320 |
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MRDS ID | A010373 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Copper Bay |
Related records | 10160904 |
Geographic coordinates: | -147.84141, 60.26705 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 3 |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Zinc | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Calcite | Gangue |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Host or associated | Associated | ||
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Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
Rock unit name | Orca Group |
Rock description | Orca Group |
(1) | -147.84141, 60.26705 |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Prince William Sound District |
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Ownership category | National Forest |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010373 |
USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 218
USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 139
USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 62.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | SHEAR ZONE IN PILLOW BASALT IS PARTIALLY FILLED WITH VEINS OF EPIDOTE AND VEINS OF QUARTZ AND EPIDOTE, BOTH OF WHICH CARRY SULFIDES. SULFIDES ALSO IMPREGNATE WALL ROCK. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |