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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BS016; on Elrington Island), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BS016; on Elrington Island)- not defined -
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Valdez-Cordova Census AreaCensus Area
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 57' 0'' North , 148° 7' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
59.95000,-148.13000
GRN:
N40W57
Mindat Locality ID:
200577
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200577:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Location: The occurrence has been located in the NW1/4, of section 6, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., of the Seward Meridian by Kurtak and Jeske (1986) although they could not located the prospect on the ground. This location 272 of Tysdal (1978) and Cobb and Tysdal (1980, OFR 80-621).
Geology: Country rock in the area is intermixed graywacke, slate and greenstones of the Orca Group (Cobb and Tysdal,1980, OFR 80-621). The occurrence is thought to be a copper occurrence but both Nelson and others (1984) and Kurtak and Jeske (1986) were unable to locate any mineralization in this area.
Workings: None.

Commodities (Major) - Cu
Deposit Model: Insuffecient information to classify.

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References

Cobb, E.H., and Tysdal, R.G., 1980, Summaries of data on and list of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Blying Sound and Seward quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-621, 276 p. Condon, W.H., and Cass, J.T., 1958, Map of a part of the Prince William Sound area, Alaska, showing linear geologic features as shown on aerial photographs: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-273, 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000. Kurtak, J.M., and Jeske, R.E., 1986, Mineral investigations in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska (Islands area): U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 54-86, 302 p., 1 sheet. Tysdal, R.G., 1978, Mines, prospects, and occurrences map of the Seward and Blying Sound quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-880-A, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
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