| Deposit ID | 10308835 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015293 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blossom |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Bear, Lundbled and Anderson |
| Related records | 10002821 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.53595, 64.94567 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Blossom prospect is located in the SW1/4NW1/4 sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 1 E., Fairbanks Meridian. This prospect is at the head of Engineer Creek on top of Mount Lulu Fairbanks, about 1 mile southwest of Tungsten Hill. The prospect is near a residential area off Gilmore Trail and north of Flat Rabbit Road (which is not shown on the (D-2) NE map). The prospect is included in locality 27 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]). This prospect is included in locality 27 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fairbanks North Star(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fairbanks D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Fairbanks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| (1) | -147.53595, 64.94567 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Fairbanks |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | FB098 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015293 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002637 |
Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.
Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.
Mertie, J.B. Jr., 1917, Lode mining in the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662-H, p. 403-424.
Chapin, Theodore, 1919, Mining in the Fairbanks district: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692-F, p. 321-327.
Thorne, R.L., Muir, N.M., Erickson, A.W., Thomas, B. I., Hedie, H. E., and Wright, W. S., 1948, Tungsten deposits of Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 4174, 22 p.
Byers, F.M., Jr., 1957, Tungsten deposits in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1024-I, p. 179-216.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-410, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Mulligan, J.J., 1974, Mineral resources of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline corridor: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8626, 24 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.
Thorne, R.L., Muir, N.M., Erickson, A.W., Thomas, B. I., Hedie, H. E., and Wright, W. S., 1948, Tungsten deposits of Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 4174, 51 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = W skarn deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 14a) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-JUL-2001 | J.R. Guidetti Schaefer and C.J. Freeman | Avalon Development Corporation |
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