Deposit ID | 10001053 |
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MRDS ID | A011731 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Unnamed (north of Kuskulana Pass) |
Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
Geographic coordinates: | -143.64557, 61.56272 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | Near head of Slatka Creek. Best location: MacKevett and others, 1978, loc. 35. 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 |
Iron | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Magnetite | Ore |
Model code | 59 |
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USGS model code | 18b |
Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
Mark3 model number | 8 |
Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
Rock unit name | Chitina Valley Batholith | ||||||
Rock description | Chitina Valley Batholith | ||||||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
(1) | -143.64557, 61.56272 |
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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 | A011731 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MC061 |
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.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, scale 1:63,360.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Cu skarn |
Deposit | Other Comments = Not large enough to encourage development on the basis of iron content alone. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 04-AUG-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 04-AUG-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 04-AUG-1997 | D. Singer | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 04-AUG-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |