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Chitsia Mountain Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000601
MRDS ID A011207
Record type Site
Current site name Chitsia Mountain Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.3182, 63.95931 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position EXPOSURE ON RIDGE ABOUT ONE HALF MI SW OF CHITSIA PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Totatlanika Schist;
    Rock description Totatlanika Schist;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.3182, 63.95931
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 30 NW
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 91.44M
    Width 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOSSAN LIES ALONG CONTACT OF PHYLLITIC UNIT AND SILL-LIKE (MAY CROSS-CUT) PORPHYRITIC RHYOLITE UNIT OF THE TOTATLANIKA SCHIST; GOOD EXAMPLE OF STRATIFORM VOLCANOGENIC BODY. SILICIFIED GOSSAN; PHYLLITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kantishna/Tekla Hills

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO BE OF ECONOMIC INTEREST; BARITE LAYERS 1 TO 6 IN THICK IN SILICIFIED GOSSAN; BARITE-PYRITE VEIN 100 YD TO THE W

Reporter information

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

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