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Diamond Point Gold Lode

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094068
MRDS ID A013038
Record type Site
Current site name Diamond Point Gold Lode
Related records 10209735

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.63371, 59.6461 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iliamna C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iliamna NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iliamna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuxedni-Kamishak Bays(hydrologic unit)

Western Cook Inlet(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-364 LOCATION 8 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result RUMORED REPORTS OF 0.1 OZ./TON AU, ACCORDING TO USGS B485, P. 125 (1912), UNCONFIRMED

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -153.63371, 59.6461
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ MONZONITE INTRUSION INTO LIMESTONE, GREENSTONE, AND VOLCANIC ROCKS, HIGHLY SHATTERED WITH VEINS AND STRINGERS OF PYRITES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON WORKINGS.

Comments on development

  • NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-364 LOCATION 8 (1972)

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 81-1343A, P. A4 (1981)

  • Deposit

    USGS B485, P. 125 (1912)

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-364-8

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ MONZONITE INTRUSION INTO LIMESTONE AND GREENSTONE, AND HIGHLY SHATTERED WITH VEINS AND STRINGERS OF PYRITE. ZONE IS 12 FT-100 FT WIDE ACCORDING TO USGS B485, P. 125, (1912)
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Deposit INFORMATION ON GOLD ASSAY VALUE IS OF DOUBTFUL RELIABILITY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-87 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 02-SEP-94 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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