Deposit ID | 10001016 |
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MRDS ID | A011689 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Unnamed (west side of Canyon Creek) |
Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
Geographic coordinates: | -142.18856, 61.27162 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | On west bank of Canyon Creek, 3.1 mi upstream from confluence of Cave Creek and Canyon Creek. Best location: MacKevett and Smith, 1972. Accurate within radius of 100 feet. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Silver | Primary |
Gold | Primary |
Copper | Primary |
Model code | 87 |
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USGS model code | 23 |
BC deposit profile | D03 |
Deposit model name | Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu) |
Mark3 model number | 118 |
Host or associated | Associated | ||||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
Rock unit name | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
Rock description | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
(1) | -142.18856, 61.27162 |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Nizina |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011689 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MC178 |
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1968, Distribution of gold, copper, and some other metals in the McCarthy B-4 and B-5 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 604, 25 p.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1972, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-943, scale 1:63,360.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Basaltic Cu |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 04-NOV-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 04-NOV-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 04-NOV-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |