Location: This prospect, locally called Sharp Creek, is at an elevation of about 3000 feet, approximately 6.5 miles northwest of Mauneluk River. It is in the SW1/4 of sec. 21, T. 21 N., R. 14 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Location accurate to within 2000 ft. The site corresponds to locality 56 of Grybeck and Nelson (1981).
Geology: The Sharp Creek prospect consists of minor chalcopyrite in surface exposures of Paleozoic chlorite-muscovite schist that occur within the Skajit Limestone (Nelson and Grybeck, 1980).
Workings: Minor mapping and surface exploration by industry (Grybeck and Nelson, 1981).

Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Chalcopyrite in metamorphic rocks.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂

Other Databases

Link to USGS - Alaska:	SP029

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References

Grybeck, D.J., and Nelson, S.W., 1981, Mineral deposit map of the Survey Pass quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1176-F, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Nelson, S.W., and Grybeck, D.J., 1980, Geologic map of the Survey Pass quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1176-A, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

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