Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10001187 |
| MRDS ID |
A011895 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Unnamed |
Geographic coordinates
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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.
