Deposit ID | 10001063 |
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MRDS ID | A011743 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Unnamed (head of Sheep Creek)= |
Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
Geographic coordinates: | -141.66635, 61.67359 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | 3,400 ft west of headwaters of Sheep Creek, a tributary of White River. Best location: MacKevett, 1976, loc. 148. Accurate within radius of 1,000 feet. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcocite | Ore |
Cuprite | Ore |
Malachite | 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) | -141.66635, 61.67359 |
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Development status | Prospect |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Chisana |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011743 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MC105 |
Knaebel, Jeff, 1970, Geochemical survey and geological reconnaissance of the White River area, south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geochemical Report 21, 60 p.
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.
Capps, S.R., 1916, The Chisana-White River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 630, 130 p., 2 sheets, 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 | 15-SEP-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 15-SEP-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 15-SEP-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |