Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10000400
MRDS ID	A010563
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-147.81141, 60.21622 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Comments on the location information

DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Malachite	Ore

Alteration

(Local) Basalt Altered To Greenstone

Analytical data

Result	SEMIQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OGAVE 200 PPM CR, 100 PPM ZN

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Paleocene
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Paleocene
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Paleocene

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Rock unit name Orca Group

Rock description Orca Group

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-147.81141, 60.21622	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A010563

Bibliographic references

Deposit

USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 24C
Deposit

USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P.252

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	MALACHITE STAINED OUT CROP

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1984	Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.)	U.S. Geological Survey