Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC211; south of Barnard Glacier), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC211; south of Barnard 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° 6' 16'' North , 141° 38' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 5,300 feet, about 8,000 feet from Barnard Glacier and 1,800 feet north-northeast of elevation 6440. The occurrence is about 1,000 feet north-northeast of the center of section 11, T. 9 S., R. 21 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 15 of MacKevett (1976); the location is accurate to within about 1,000 feet.
Geology: This occurrence consists of a sulfide-bearing dike; a sample contained 20 percent iron and 500 parts per million copper (MacKevett, 1976). The dike is near the thrust contact between Triassic Nikolai Greenstone and upper Paleozoic metamorphic rocks (MacKevett, 1978).
Workings: Limited surface sampling.
Commodities (Major) - Cu, Fe
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Disseminated sulfide minerals
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite ? Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite ? | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC211 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Alexander TerraneVolcanic Arc
- Wrangellia DomainVolcanic Arc
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