| Deposit ID | 10307381 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (east edge of Woodworth Glacier) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -145.42251, 60.93961 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is at an elevation of 2600 feet at the east edge of Woodworth Glacier. It is in the NW1/4 sec. 4, T. 11 S., R. 1 W., of the Copper River Meridian. The location of the site is accurate to within 2000 ft. The occurrence is shown as site C-13 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-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Cordova NE(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)
Federal lands
Chugach 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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 90 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Cyprus |
| Mark3 model number | 11 |
| (1) | -145.42251, 60.93961 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Copper River |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CV051 |
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. Occurrence is on State of Alaska land. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-00 | S.W. Nelson | U.S. Geological Survey |
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