Earl No. 1 Prospect, West Arm of Cholmondeley Sound, Cholmondeley Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 15' 28'' North , 132° 28' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hydaburg | 391 (2017) | 22.8km |
| Hollis | 112 (2011) | 34.7km |
| Thorne Bay | 483 (2017) | 47.9km |
The Sealaska Corporation has the subsurface rights to the land in the vicinity of this old prospect.
Location: This old claim is about one-half mile west of the head of the West Arm of Cholmondeley Sound. The exact location is vague; for this record, it is arbitrarily plotted about 0.6 mile south-southwest of the center of section 22, T. 76 S., R. 85 E. This location is probably accurate to within 0.5 mile.
Geology: The only published description of the deposit at this prospect is by Brooks (1902), who describes it as 'disseminated quartz blebs which carry iron pyrite' in quartz schist associated with graphitic phyllite. There were no assays. The rocks in the area are part of the Wales Group of Late Proterozoic and Cambrian age (Eberlein and others, 1983; Brew, 1996).
Workings: None noted, other than that a claim was staked before 1902.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 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 | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | CR127 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Alexander DomainDomain
- Alexander TerraneVolcanic Arc
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