| Deposit ID | 10001851 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012669 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (east of Iron Creek) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.62942, 64.94431 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is on the ridge between lower Iron Creek (SO127) and the West Branch of Sherrette Creek (SO129), at an elevation of 950 feet. It was originally located by Asher (1969, DGGS R18, Figure 2). It is locality 5 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Solomon D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Nome Group | ||
| Rock description | Nome Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -164.62942, 64.94431 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Kougarok |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012669 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SO130 |
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic resources map of the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-445, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-181, 185 p.
Briskey, J.A., 1983, Summary of field observations on Seward Peninsula mineral deposits: U.S. Geological Survey, unpublished administrative report, 34 p.
Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Chalcopyrite and galena in quartz-rich rocks. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-AUG-1999 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology |
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