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Schubert Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002829
MRDS ID A015301
Record type Site
Current site name Schubert Prospect
Related records 10160391

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.39517, 64.97467 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 13 MILES NE OF FAIRBANKS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-410, LOC. 31. DEPOSIT ON DIVIDE BETWEEN JOHNSON AND GILMORE CREEKS, ABOUT 1 MILE SW OF GILMORE DOME. PROSPECT .8 MI. S 67 W OF CLEARY HILL MINE SHAFT. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.39517, 64.97467
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TRENCH EXPOSED GRANITE-SCHIST CONTACT. BEDDING IS VERTICAL AND STRIKES N 35-40 E. LOG OF BOTTOM OF TRENCH IS: 20 FT. PORPHYRITIC GRANITE, 1/2 FT. GLASSY QUARTZ, 7.5 FT. HORNFELSIC MICA SCHIST, AND 7 FT. SCHEELITE-BEARING SILICATED LIMESTONE AND LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTED BY 35 FT. TRENCH AT RIGHT ANGLE TO BEDDING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPARSELY SCATTERED GRAINS OF SCHEELITE IN 2-IN. BAND IN SILICATED LIMESTONE NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN SCHIST AND PORPHYRITIC GRANITE.
Deposit THIS PROSPECT IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE GILMORE DOME AREA WHERE SCHEELITE-BEARING ROCK HAS BEEN EXPOSED AT THE CONTACT ZONE OF THE MAIN BODY OF GRANITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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