Geologic information
Identification information
Deposit ID |
10001187 |
MRDS ID |
A011895 |
Record type |
Site |
Current site name |
Unnamed |
Geographic coordinates
Geographic coordinates:
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-156.5935, 67.40955 (WGS84)
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Relative position |
Located on ridge north of Ulaneak Creek in T. 23 N., R. 10 E., Kateel River Meridian. Shown as locality 48 in Mayfield and Grybeck (1978) and accurate to within 2000 ft. (600 m).??? |
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Geographic areas
Country |
State |
United States |
Alaska |
Commodities
Commodity |
Importance |
Copper |
Primary |
Materials information
Materials |
Type of material |
Bornite |
Ore |
Chalcopyrite |
Ore |
Cuprite |
Ore |
Pyrite |
Gangue |
Quartz |
Gangue |
Mineral occurrence model information
Model code |
59 |
USGS model code |
18b |
Deposit model name |
Skarn Cu |
Mark3 model number |
8 |
Host and associated rocks
Host or associated |
Associated |
Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Granitoid
> Granite |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Cretaceous |
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Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
Comments on the geologic information
- Geologic Description = 18 ft (6 m) thick quartz vein carrying bornite, chalcopyrite, cuprite and pyrite; occurrence is in limestone in saddle on ridge near contact with granite.