Reynolds-Alaska Development Co. Prospect, Seward Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Reynolds-Alaska Development Co. Prospect | Prospect |
| Seward Mining District | Mining District |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 59' 20'' North , 149° 16' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Seward | 2,790 (2017) | 16.1km |
| Bear Creek | 1,956 (2017) | 20.7km |
| Primrose | 111 (2006) | 43.4km |
| Moose Pass | 219 (2014) | 55.7km |
Location: The occurrence is located on the steep slopes of an east-west trending stream which drains into Humpy Cove; it is in the SW1/4 of section 22, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., of the Seward Meridian. Humpy Cove is about 11 miles southeast of Seward, Alaska. This is Cobb's (1972, MF-440) location 1 and Tysdal's (1978) location 105. This location is accurate to within a quarter of a mile.
Geology: The prospect consists of a shear zone in a sheeted basalt dike unit of the Upper Cretaceous Valdez Group. The shear zone was reported to contain chalcopyrite (Cobb and Tysdal, 1980).
Age: Cretaceous or younger; associated with shearing of Cretaceous basalt dike.
Alteration: None reported.
Reserves: None reported.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Chalcopyryite in shear zone.
Select Mineral List Type
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.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BS012 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Chugach DomainAccretionary Complex
- Prince WilliamAccretionary Complex
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