| Deposit ID | 10001536 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012283 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nevada Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Fish Creek Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -130.04814, 55.99505 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | IMMEDIATELY S OF OLYMPIA CLAIM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ketchikan D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Ketchikan NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Texas Creek Granodiorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Texas Creek Granodiorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Hazelton Group; Greenstone, Graywacke And Slate |
| Rock description | Hazelton Group; Greenstone, Graywacke And Slate |
| (1) | -130.04814, 55.99505 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hyder |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012283 |
USGS OFR 78-73B, LOC. 3
USGS BULL 807, P. 71
USGS BULL 722, P. 136
BAG-OFR-78-73B-03
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN UP TO 15 IN WIDE CARRIES GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALE RITE AND TETRAHEDRITE; NUMEROUS STRINGERS IN GREENSTONE FOOTWALL |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: STARBOARD CLAIMS, NEVADA CLAIM; FISH CREEK GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-86 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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