| Deposit ID | 10000967 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011640 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Eklutna |
| Related records | 10234262 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.36265, 61.39955 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | West slope of Mount Eklutna, 1,000 ft from summit. Accurate within 1000 ft. This is locality 39 of Cobb (1972). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Anchorage(Municipality)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Anchorage B-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Anchorage SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Anchorage(hydrologic unit)
Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| Model code | 23 |
| USGS model code | 9 |
| Deposit model name | Alaskan Cr-Pt (PGE) |
| Mark3 model number | 120 |
| (1) | -149.36265, 61.39955 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Anchorage |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011640 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | AN099 |
Martin, G.C., 1920, The Alaska mining industry in 1918: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 712-A, p. 1-52.
Clark, S.H.B., and Bartsch, S.R., 1971, Reconnaissance geologic map and geochemical analyses of stream sediment and rock samples of the Anchorage B-7 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 484, 70 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:36,360
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials in the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1095, 184 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Podiform chromite or Alaskan PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; models 8a or 9) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = May be source of chromite reported in Peters Creek drainage (Martin, 1920). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-JUL-1998 | D.P. Bickerstaff | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JUL-1998 | S.W. Huss | U.S. Geological Survey |
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