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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000304
MRDS ID A010352
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.65114, 60.41039 (WGS84)
Elevation 3

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward B-2 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seward SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. ON NORTH SIDE OF BAY OF ISLES LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.65114, 60.41039
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GABBRO DIKE INTRUDES FINE TO MEDIUM GRAINED METAVOLCANIC GREENSTONE. GABBRO IS UNFOLIATED AND UNSHEARED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHORT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINOR CHALCOPYRITE IN PATCHES 1/2 INCH WIDE IN GABBRO DIKE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 13-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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