| Deposit ID | 10093915 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010085 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Green Monster Prospects |
| Related records | 10233622 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.54346, 55.24556 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Craig A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)
Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Phlogopite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | VALUES REPORTED TO BE 20% TO 40% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | $8 TO $10/TON AU (1902 PRICES) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -132.54346, 55.24556 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010085 |
USGS BULL 284, P. 51-52.
USGS BULL 347, P. 102-103.
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 87, P. 43, 53, 58, 61-62.
USGS CIRCULAR 248 P. 9, 11
USGS OF 78-869, P. 81.
ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 48, P. 39.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS LOCATION IS ALSO THE SOURCE OF MUSEUM QUALITY EPIDOTE CRYSTALS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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