Erie Prospect, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Erie Prospect | Prospect |
| Chisana Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 4' 51'' North , 141° 52' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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The prospect is in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve.
Location: This prospect is on lower Bonanza Creek about 2,000 feet upstream of its mouth. The site is in the SE1/4 of section 35, T. 4 N., R. 19 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 42 of Richter and others (1975) and the site is included in National Park Service locality WRST-62 (unpublished data). Cobb and Richter (1980) included this prospect under the name 'Erie'. It is located to within a few hundred feet.
Geology: At this prospect, Cretaceous volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks contain disseminated pyrite; the rocks are locally cut by pyrite-bearing dikes (Moffit, 1943; Richter and Jones, 1973). Small pyrite and quartz veins in volcanic rock and in a dike that strikes N 20 W and dips 75 N contain free gold and galena with up to 22 ounces silver per ton (Capps, 1916). A grab sample of massive, green fragmental volcanic rock contained 1,500 parts per million (ppm) copper and 500 ppm lead (Richter and Matson, 1970 [OFR 70-275]). Short adits have been driven to explore this prospect. This mineralized zone is on the southeast flank of Gold Hill, where intrusive rocks of the Chisana pluton intrude volcanic rocks of the Cretaceous, Chisana Formation.
Workings: This altered and mineralized zone has been explored by surface prospecting and short adits.
Age: Mid-Cretaceous? The deposit may be related to emplacement of the Chisana pluton which has a K/Ar age of 110 +/- 3.0 Ma (Richter, Lanphere, and Matson, 1975).
Alteration: Disseminated pyrite and quartz-sulfide veining. Oxidation has produced iron-staining.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Pb
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Polymetallic veins? (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
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | 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 | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NB075 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Wrangell MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wrangellia DomainVolcanic Arc
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