Unnamed (in Horn Mountains southwest of Cameron Pass)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Zeolites
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001448
MRDS ID A012197
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (in Horn Mountains southwest of Cameron Pass)
Alternate or previous names Horn Mountains

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.33266, 62.0296 (WGS84)
Relative position Area of interest is generally SSW of given location; deposit outcrop extends for more that 7 miles (11.2 km) from North Creek into the Anchorage quadrangle to the S; 3/4 MILE (1.2 km) SE of Cameron Pass in Horn Mountains; location accurate to within 1/2 mile (800 m) (Csejtey and Miller, 1978, loc. 112).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna Mountains A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zeolites Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Analcime Ore
Heulandite Ore
Laumontite Ore
Mordenite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.33266, 62.0296

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Host rocks are Lower Jurassic Talkeetna Formation. They consist of flat-lying, normally graded, zeolitized tuff beds interbedded with lava flows.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nelchina

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Type of workings: Surface.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Hawkins, 1976

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = This deposit is of economic size and grade and warrants development, according to Hawkins (1976); average mordenite content is 49% (range 26-72%).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1996 Riehle, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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