| Deposit ID | 10307371 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (east tributary of Wortmanns Glacier) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -145.65252, 60.94961 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is at an elevation of 4000 feet above an east tributary to Wortmanns Glacier and 1.4 miles due south of peak 6145. It is in the NW1/4 sec. 6, T. 11 S., R. 2 W., of the Copper River Meridian. The location of the site is accurate to within 2000 ft. The occurrence is shown as site C-97 in Jansons and others (1984). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cordova D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Cordova NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cordova C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Model code | 90 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Cyprus |
| Mark3 model number | 11 |
| (1) | -145.65252, 60.94961 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Copper River |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CV038 |
Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-B, 16 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Cyprus massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24a) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Crowe and others (1992; 1993) and Sainsbury (1993) discuss the genesis of the volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in this area. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-00 | S.W. Nelson | U.S. Geological Survey |
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