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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CB008), Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CB008)- not defined -
Aleutians East BoroughBorough
AlaskaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 1' 41'' North , 162° 16' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
55.02806,-162.26694
GeoHash:
G#: b3u9598cd
GRN:
N37W69
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
King Cove1,009 (2017)4.9km
Cold Bay123 (2017)33.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
202589
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202589:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Location: Approximate location is near the tip of Bold Cape, east of King Cove. Anomaly no. 59 of Christie (1974).
Geology: Color anomaly 3,000 by 2,000 ft (900 by 600 m) elongate along a northeast trend. Country rocks are marine clastic sedimentary rocks and andesite flows and breccias cut by diorite and feldspar porphyry dikes. Pyrite is disseminated in weakly altered diorite dikes and occurs along fractures and disseminated in the country rocks.
Workings: Brief reconnaissance geologic mapping and a few silt samples reported by Christie (1974). Moderate silver to 1.9 ppm, otherwise background levels for copper, molybdenum, zinc, and gold.
Age: Miocene or younger
Alteration: Propylitic and local quartz-sericite alteration.

Commodities (Major) - Ag
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Epithermal gold vein, polymetallic vein

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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References

Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.) MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
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