| Deposit ID | 10096776 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011705 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Radovan |
| Alternate or previous names | Radovan Group: Greenstone claims, Greenstone claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -142.35246, 61.42468 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | On slope east of lower portion of Radovan Glacier. Best location: MacKevett and Smith, 1972. Accurate within radius of 100 feet. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McCarthy B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
McCarthy SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chitina River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 87 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 23 |
| Deposit model name | Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu) |
| Mark3 model number | 118 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
| Rock description | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -142.35246, 61.42468 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Nizina |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011705 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MC078 |
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1972, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-943, scale 1:63,360.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Basaltic Cu |
| Deposit | Other Comments = See also: Radovan Low Contact prospect (MC160). Both Greenstone and Low Contact prospects are located on same major fault that strikes N 15 to 26 E, and dips 73 SE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-NOV-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 12-NOV-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 12-NOV-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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