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Galena Lode Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000608
MRDS ID A011215
Record type Site
Current site name Galena Lode Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.83897, 63.2815 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denali B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Denali SE(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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, VEIN
    Length 1.22M
    Width 0.3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Se Boundary Fault Strikes N 60 E, Dips Steeply W; Nw Boundary Fault Strikes N 40 E, Dips 90

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ VEINS IN CONTORTED PALEOZOIC SCHIST IN FAULT CONTACT WITH GRANITIC TERTIARY INTRUSIVE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE ALSO: MT. EIELSON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit FAULT BOUNDED MASS OF CONTROTED SCHIST IN GRANITE PORPHYRY IS INTRUDED BY SMALL QUARTZ VEINS ALONG SCHISTOSITY; LARGEST VEIN IS 1 FT WIDE, 4 FT LONG AND LENTICULAR; SOME SULFIDES IN SCHIST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-84 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-APR-95 Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) U.S. Geological Survey PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY FIELDS FROM THE DEPOSIT COMMENTS FIELD.

Beyond USGS

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

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