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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC108; east of Mount Sulzer), Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC108; east of Mount Sulzer) | - not defined - |
| Chisana Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 37' 14'' North , 141° 32' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is on the north valley wall at the west head of Giffin Glacier, about 2.2 miles east of Mount Sulzer. The site is at an elevation of about 7,400 feet, 1,500 feet east of the center of section 11, T. 3 S., R. 21 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 111A of MacKevett (1976); the location is accurate to within about 1,000 feet.
Geology: This occurrence consists of copper-bearing veinlets and disseminations in volcaniclastic rocks of the upper Paleozoic Station Creek Formation (MacKevett, 1976). A sample of the mineralized rock contained 15 parts per million (ppm) silver, 0.9 ppm gold, and 10,000 ppm copper.
Workings: Only limited surface sampling.
Age: Late Paleozoic or younger based on the age of the host rocks.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Kuroko massive sulfide? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 28a)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite ? Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| 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 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC108 |
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