Gurney Bay Occurrence, Kodiak Mining District, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gurney Bay Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Kodiak Mining District | Mining District |
| Kodiak Island Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 19' 48'' North , 154° 43' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Site is located within Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
Location: This occurrence is located north of Gurney Bay and approximately 1 1/2 miles south of VABM Spit (Foley and Barker, 1985, figure 24, locality 1A). Site is accurate to within 1 mile.
Geology: Minor chromite occurs in an ultramafic complex consisting of complexly layered gabbro and pyroxenite and minor serpentinized pyroxene peridotite and dunite.
Alteration: The ultramafic country rock is serpentinized.
Commodities (Major) - Cr
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Podiform chromite (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 8a).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | KR031 |
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