Deposit ID | 10001933 |
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MRDS ID | A012767 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Unnamed Prospect |
Geographic coordinates: | -163.87972, 65.1985 (WGS84) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Lead | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Azurite | Ore |
Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Chrysocolla | Ore |
Covellite | Ore |
Galena | Ore |
Malachite | Ore |
Limonite | Gangue |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Host or associated | Associated |
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Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
(1) | -163.87972, 65.1985 |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1982 |
Discoverer | Usgs |
District name | Council/Niukluk-Pargon River Area |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012767 |
BRISKEY, J.A., 1983, UNPUB. USGS ADMIN. REPT., P. 24, LOC. SP8-20-82.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | COMPLEX INTERGROWTHS OF LIMONITE (REPLACING PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE), DRUSY COMB-QUARTZ, MALACHITE, CHRYSOCOLLA, AZURITE, CERUSSITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, COVELLITE, AND DUFTITE(?) IN TABULAR BODY OF SILICIFIED BRECCIA 0.5 M. WIDE; MINOR SILICIFIED GOUGE IN BRECCIA. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-APR-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Editor | 02-SEP-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES. |