Deposit ID | 10308346 |
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Record type | Site |
Current site name | Morris, Sheridan, Kupper, d Lee |
Geographic coordinates: | -150.39253, 59.56949 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | Large pieces of quartz-chalcopyrite bearing float have been found on the east shore of James Lagoon, within the east arm of Nuka Bay. This is Cobb's (1972, MF-397) location 32. This location is accurate to within half a mile. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Quartz | Gangue |
(1) | -150.39253, 59.56949 |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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District name | Homer |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SV024 |
Martin G.C., Johnson, B.L., and Grant, U.S., 1915, Geology and mineral resources of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 587, 243 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic minerals resources map of the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-397, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than minerals fuels and construction materials) in the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 80-87, 47 p.
Grant, U.S., and Higgins, D.F., Jr., 1910, Preliminary report on the mineral resources of the southern part of Kenai Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442-D, p. 166-178.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Insufficient information to classify |
Deposit | Other Comments = This occurrence is within Kenai Fjords National Park; the area is closed to mineral entry. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 04-FEB-99 | Jeff A. Huber | U.S. Geological Survey |