Deposit ID | 10001028 |
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MRDS ID | A011702 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Erickson |
Alternate or previous names | Erickson and Madden |
Related records | 10258140 |
Geographic coordinates: | -142.25246, 61.40579 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | Near head of Glacier 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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Copper | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcocite | Ore |
Cuprite | Ore |
Malachite | Ore |
Tenorite | Ore |
Copper | Ore |
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) | -142.25246, 61.40579 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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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 | A011702 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MC159 |
Miller, D.J., 1946, Copper deposits of the Nizina district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 947F, p. 93-120.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
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., 1970, Geology of the McCarthy B-4 quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1333, 31 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 | 09-MAR-94 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 09-MAR-94 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 09-MAR-94 | Nokleberg, W.J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 09-MAR-94 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |