| Deposit ID | 10001448 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012197 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (in Horn Mountains southwest of Cameron Pass) |
| Alternate or previous names | Horn Mountains |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.33266, 62.0296 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Area of interest is generally SSW of given location; deposit outcrop extends for more that 7 miles (11.2 km) from North Creek into the Anchorage quadrangle to the S; 3/4 MILE (1.2 km) SE of Cameron Pass in Horn Mountains; location accurate to within 1/2 mile (800 m) (Csejtey and Miller, 1978, loc. 112). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Talkeetna Mountains A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Talkeetna Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zeolites | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Analcime | Ore |
| Heulandite | Ore |
| Laumontite | Ore |
| Mordenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Montmorillonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | -147.33266, 62.0296 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| District name | Nelchina |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012197 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TK136 |
Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-558-B, 20 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-716, 63 p.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Other Comments = This deposit is of economic size and grade and warrants development, according to Hawkins (1976); average mordenite content is 49% (range 26-72%). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1996 | Riehle, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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