Mount Curtis Occurrence, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Curtis Occurrence | Occurrence |
| 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° 4' 48'' North , 148° 6' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: 3,000 ft northwest of Mount Curtis summit. Accurate within 2,500 ft. Locality A-25 of Jansons and others (1984).
Geology: According to Jansons and others (1984), quartz veins can be found cutting massive metasandstone and slate of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group. The veins are from 1 to 3 ft thick and contain minor pyrite and arsenopyrite. Only traces of gold and silver were found in the three grab samples.
Workings: Only traces of gold and silver were found in the three grab samples, thus site has low mineral development potential (Jansons and others, 1984).
Age: Late Cretaceous or younger; veins cut massive metasandstones and slates of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1 ?) or Epithe
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3 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| 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 | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | AN126 |
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