| Deposit ID | 10000823 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011475 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rose Johnson Prospect |
| Related records | 10258576 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -146.16144, 61.18127 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | ON E MARGIN OF VALDEZ GLACIER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Valdez A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)
Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | NO DATA |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Valdez Group; Sheared Black Slate With Associated Greenstone | ||||
| Rock description | Valdez Group; Sheared Black Slate With Associated Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| Strike | S 85 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Width | 0.18M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Port Valdez |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011475 |
USGS BULL 622, P. 162-163
USGS MF-438, LOC. 34
USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 26
BAG-OFR-80-892B-26
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIN QUARTZ VEINS REPORTED TO BE 2 IN TO 3 FT WIDE; VEIN DESCRIBEDIN USGS BULL 622 WAS 2 TO 7 IN WIDE, TRENDING S 85 E WITH VERTICAL DIP,PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY OF SLATE CR |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: RAMSEY-RUTHERFORD ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 14-APR-1995 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY FIELDS FROM THE DEPOSIT COMMENTS FIELD. |
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