Cachelot Prospect, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 28' 1'' North , 132° 9' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hollis | 112 (2011) | 32.0km |
| Thorne Bay | 483 (2017) | 33.7km |
Location: The only primary description of this prospect is by Brooks (1902), who locates it about a mile north of Grindall Point and about 0.3 mile west of the center of section 11, T. 74 S., R. 87 E. The 1993 edition of the USGS 1:63,360-scale topographic map shows an unnamed prospect at this location.
Geology: This old prospect consists of a quartz vein about 12 inches thick at the surface that thickens to 3 feet thick at the bottom of an open cut about 10 feet deep (Brooks, 1902). The vein is in sheared diorite with epidote along the shear zones. The vein strikes east and dips 70N. It contains chalcopyrite; a random sample assayed 0.41 ounce of silver per ton and 0.14 ounce of gold per ton. The south end of the Kasaan Peninsula consists of a large pluton of Silurian or Ordovician diorite (Eberlein and others, 1983; Brew, 1996).
Workings: Explored by a 10-foot-deep open cut.
Alteration: Shear zones in diorite adjacent to vein have coatings of epidote.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Cu
Development Status: None
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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 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| 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 | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | CR134 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Alexander DomainDomain
- Alexander TerraneVolcanic Arc
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