Deposit ID | 10002415 |
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MRDS ID | A013335 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Bushy Islands Copper Occurrence |
Related records | 10112458 |
Geographic coordinates: | -133.435, 57.70836 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | 0.47 MI. NW OF VABM BUSHY, ON NORTHERNMOST BUSHY ISLAND |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Tertiary |
Zinc | Tertiary |
Silver | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Malachite | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Quartz | Gangue |
Result | 700 PPM CU, 1,600 PPM ZN, 0.015 OZ/TON AG |
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Result | USGS B 1525, P. 189 |
Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||
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(1) | -133.435, 57.70836 |
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Strike | NW |
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Dip | 78 DEGREES SW |
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 | A013335 |
USGS B 1525, P. 189, FIG. 72 (1984)
USGS OF 78-698, P. 8 (1978)
BAG-B-1525-FIG-72
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | QUARTZ STRINGERS IN PHYLLITE ARE 0.6 IN. TO 1.5 FT. WIDE, AND LOCALLY CONTAIN TRACES OF CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, AND MALACHITE GENERALLY PARALLEL TO FOLIATION. |
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-JUN-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |