| Deposit ID | 10308921 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011382 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rock Creek (Molybdenum) |
| Alternate or previous names | Rock Creek Molybdenum |
| Related records | 10282568, 10093986 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -143.35959, 62.59779 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Best location: Richter and Schmoll, 1973, USGS GQ-1062, loc. 4. Accurate within 100 ft radius |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nabesna C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Nabesna NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | -143.35959, 62.59779 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Chistochina |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | NB010 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011382 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000307 |
Moffit, F.H., 1941, Geology of the upper Tetling River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 917-B, p. 115-157.
Moffit, F.H., 1954, Geology of the eastern part of the Alaska Range and adjacent area: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 989-D, p. 63-218.
Nelson, A.E., and others, 1952, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in eastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 348, p. 3.
Richter, D.H., 1970, A corundum occurrence in the eastern Alaska Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 700-C, p. C98-C102.
Richter, D.H., and Schmoll, 1973, Geologic Map of the Nabesna C-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1062, scale 1:63,360.
Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Lode: pegmatite |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Minor Mo deposit; prospect inactive since late 1930's. See also: Rock Creek corundum prospect (NB010). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-FEB-1997 | Leonard, K.R.; Elliott, R.L.; Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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