Constitution Prospect, Karta River Wilderness, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 35' 7'' North , 132° 49' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hollis | 112 (2011) | 12.7km |
| Klawock | 765 (2017) | 16.9km |
| Thorne Bay | 483 (2017) | 22.6km |
| Craig | 1,248 (2017) | 23.2km |
| Naukati Bay | 113 (2015) | 38.9km |
The prospect is probably in the Karta River Wilderness, which is closed to prospecting and mining.
Location: The location of this prospect is uncertain. It is known only from a small map in Wright and Wright (1908) that is nearly impossible to reconcile with modern topographic maps. For this record, the site is about 4.9 miles west of the mouth of the creek that enters the west end of Salmon Lake. It is at an elevation of about 2,000 feet, about 0.5 mile west-northwest of the center of section 34, T. 72 S., R. 82 E. The actual location of the prospect, however, may be several miles or more from this site.
Geology: This deposit consists of a quartz vein containing pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite (Wright and Wright, 1908). The vein is 6 inches to 4 feet wide, strikes N65W, and dips 60 W to vertical. It cuts gabbro and amphibolite that may be part of a large Cretaceous intrusion near Pin Peak (Eberlein and others, 1983; Brew, 1996). A tunnel at an elevation of about 2,000 feet is 130 feet long.
Workings: The only working is a 130-foot tunnel.
Commodities (Major) - Au?, Cu, Pb, Zn
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Polymetallic vein? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| 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 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | CR025 |
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- Alexander TerraneVolcanic Arc
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