H.G. Cloes Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| H.G. Cloes Prospect | Prospect |
| Prince William Sound Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 1' 48'' North , 148° 10' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: West shore of Barry Arm, near mouth of unnamed drainage flowing eastward from Mount Doran. Accurate within 1,500 ft. Locality A-33 of Jansons and others (1984).
Geology: Roehm (1936) reported a quartz vein that contains pyrite, chalcopyrite, and galena cutting Late Cretaceous metasedimentary rocks of the Valdez Group.
Workings: Minor stripping reported (Roehm, 1936).
Age: Late Cretaceous or younger; quartz vein cuts Late Cretaceous metasedimentary rocks of the Valdez Group.
Production: No reported production.
Commodities (Major) - Au (?), Cu, Pb
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz vein ? (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1 ?) or Polym
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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 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | 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 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | AN121 |
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