| Deposit ID | 10094091 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A016004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Curve Creek Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -167.22757, 65.44926 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Teller B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Teller SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Teller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Diomede Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Secondary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | MAX. BEO CONTENT: 0.15% |
|---|---|
| Result | HIGHEST RADIOACTIVITY: 0.0006% EU. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -167.22757, 65.44926 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rapid River Thrust Fault |
| Length | 1219.2M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1964 |
| Discoverer | C.L. Sainsbury |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A016004 |
USGS OFR 51, P. 25.
USGS BULLETIN 1287, P. 77-78.
USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 5, LOC. 28.
BAG-MF-426-04
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BE-BEARING REPLACEMENT BODIES IN LIMESTONE OVERRIDDEN BY RAPID RIVER THRUST FAULT CONSIST MAINLY OF SILICA, FLUORITE, PYRITE, AND LOCALLY STIBNITE(?) AND DIASPORE; ORE DISCONTINOUS ALONG FAULT FOR 4000 FT, RICHER WHERE LIMETONE HAS BEEN INTRUDED BY DIKES EMPLOCED ALONG THE THRUST; SAMPLE OF RHYOLITE DIKE CONTAINED U-BEARING FLUORITE, PYRITE AND HEMATITE. |
| Deposit | POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF BESSIE-MAPLE MINERALIZED ZONE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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