Deposit ID | 10002147 |
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MRDS ID | A013040 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Marsh Creek Copper Occurrence |
Related records | 10282426 |
Geographic coordinates: | -153.37539, 59.81888 (WGS84) |
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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 |
Malachite | Ore |
Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
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(1) | -153.37539, 59.81888 |
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Type of structure | Local |
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Structure description | Triassic Metamorphic Rocks Bounded By Faults N And S |
Thickness | 0.3M |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013040 |
USGS MF-364, LOC. 10 (1972)
USGS P512, P. 75 (1966), PLATE 1
USGS OFR 81-1343 A, P. A6 (1981)
BAG-MF-364-10
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | VEIN OF CHALCOPYRITE WITH MALACHITE AND AZURITE 6-12 IN. THICK IN MARBLE. ALSO MAGNETITE DEPOSIT LOCATED 0.25 MI NW |
Deposit | ORE MINERALS WITHIN VEIN APPEAR TO BE HIGH GRADE, BUT NO ANALYSIS MADE BECAUSE DEPOSIT NOT CONSIDERED TO BE LARGE ENOUGH TO BE OF VALUE; USGS P512, P. 75 (1966) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-FEB-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |