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Coronation

Occurrence in Alberta, Canada with commodity Sulfur
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023445
MRDS ID I000414
Record type Site
Current site name Coronation

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.33441, 51.08322 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position DEPOSIT IS NEAR CRANMORE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Alberta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Anhydrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Wabamum Group
    Rock description Wabamum Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.33441, 51.08322
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 1200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT WAS FOUND DURING PETROLEUM EXPLORATION. ; ECON.COM: DEPTH AND SMALL SIZE OF DEPOSIT, MAKE IT UNLIKELY THAT THE DEPOSIT WILL BE DEVELOPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAMILTON, W.N., AND HORA, Z.D., 1987, OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALBERTA: MINING ENGINEERING, V. 39, NO. 12, P. 1061-1067

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULFUR HAS FORMED WHERE ANHYDRITE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH PETROLEUM FROM CARBONATE BEDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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