Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC094; east of lower Nizina Glacier), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC094; east of lower Nizina Glacier) | - not defined - |
| Nizina Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 38' 13'' North , 142° 20' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is on a ridge crest east of lower Nizina Glacier (MacKevett, 1970 [GQ-844]). It is 800 feet northeast of elevation 6928 (Foothill)in about the center of the W1/2 of section 4, T. 3 S., R. 17 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 113 of MacKevett (1976); the location is accurate to within about 100 feet.
Geology: This prospect consists of chalcopyrite- and azurite-bearing quartz veins up to 4 inches thick that cut dacite of the upper Tertiary Wrangell Lava (MacKevett, 1970, p. 8 [GQ 844]; 1976). Azurite-stained dacite is common in the immediate area.
Age: The dacite host rock is late Tertiary in age.
Alteration: Oxidation.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Vein
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3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC094 |
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