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PMRGX-36 Occurrence, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 47' 13'' North , 160° 37' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
55.78694,-160.61694
GeoHash:
G#: b3vv35dq9
GRN:
N38W66
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sand Point1,064 (2017)50.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
199436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199436:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This site is located on state land.
Location: The map site of this occurrence is at an elevation of 1,000 feet on the west side of Coal Valley. It is 0.1 mile due north of the top of hill 1185, in the N1/2 of sec. 7, T. 51 S., R. 73 W., of the Seward Meridian. This site is referred to as PMRGX-36 in Wilson and others (1988, locality 84). The location is accurate to within 2,500 feet.
Geology: At this site calcarenite and siltstone, probably belonging to the Lower Cretaceous Herendeen Formation, are cut by a diorite dike (Wilson and others, 1995). Two samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s were reported to be anomalous in copper and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).
Workings: Rock samples (86AWs389-390) collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s, were reported to be anomalous in copper and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).

Commodities (Major) - Cu, Zn
Development Status: None

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References

Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J. W., and Case, J.E., 1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Wilson, F.H., Harris, E.E., and Bailey, E.A., 1987, Preliminary analytical results and sample locality map for rock samples collected in 1985 and 1986, Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-497, 44 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000. Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
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