East Anton Larsen Bay Occurrence, Kodiak Mining District, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| East Anton Larsen Bay Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Kodiak Mining District | Mining District |
| Kodiak Island Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 53' 9'' North , 152° 37' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ouzinkie | 163 (2017) | 8.2km |
| Kodiak Station | 1,301 (2011) | 13.4km |
| Port Lions | 197 (2017) | 15.5km |
| Kodiak | 6,253 (2018) | 16.6km |
| Womens Bay | 719 (2011) | 22.8km |
Site is on land conveyed to the Koniag Native Corporation.
Location: This occurrence is located on the east side of Anton Larsen Bay in sec. 36, T. 26 S., R. 21 W., of the Seward Meridian (Rose and Richter, 1967, figure 1, locality 8; Cobb, l972, MF 460, locality 16). Site location is accurate to within a few hundred feet.
Geology: A 10-foot wide zone of quartz veins containing pyrite and pyrrhotite cuts Tertiary granodiorite. A sample assayed 0.10 ounce per ton gold (Rose and Richter, 1967, table 3).
Workings: Sampling by Rose and Richter (1967), showed 0.10 ounce per ton gold and traces of silver and copper.
Age: Tertiary
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag, Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Chugach-type low sulfide gold-quartz vein (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | KD017 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugach DomainAccretionary Complex
Pacific OceanOcean
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