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Unnamed (east of lower Kuskulana Glacier)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067308
MRDS ID W000011
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (east of lower Kuskulana Glacier)
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.63641, 61.63077 (WGS84)
Relative position 500 ft southeast of Kuskulana Glacier at a point 2 mi up-glacier from toe. Best location: MacKevett and others, 1978, loc. 23. Accurate within radius of 100 feet.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = Copper (native)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Tenorite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
BC deposit profile D03
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Nikolai Greenstone
    Rock description Nikolai Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -143.63641, 61.63077
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Epidote-quartz amygdules in Triassic Nikolai Greenstone contain native Cu and tenorite.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chistochina

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Grab sample (MacKevett, 1976) assayed 3,000 ppm Cu. Type of workings: none

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W000011
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF MC042

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, scale 1:63,360.

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = MacKevett and others, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Basaltic Cu

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-AUG-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 08-AUG-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 08-AUG-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey