Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NB096; north of upper Baultoff Creek), Chisana Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 8' 45'' North , 141° 18' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
The occurrence is in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is on the ridge between the headwaters of the East Fork, Snag Creek and Baultoff Creek. It is at a elevation of about 6,800 feet, 500 feet southeast of peak 7316. The occurrence is about 0.6 mile southwest of the center of section 1, T. 4 N., R. 22 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 3 of Richter and others (1973), locality 49 of Richter and others (1975), and National Park Service locality WRST-79 (unpublished data). Cobb and Richter (1980) included this locality as an 'Unnamed occurrence'. It is located to within a few hundred feet.
Geology: This occurrence is a massive quartz vein that contains minor pyrite and chalcopyrite and cuts Permian marine volcaniclastic rocks (Richter and others, 1973; 1975).
Age: Permian or younger; the host rocks cut by the mineralized quartz vein are Permian.
Alteration: Silicification.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Copper-bearing vein
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3 valid minerals.
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 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| 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: | NB096 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Wrangell MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wrangellia DomainVolcanic Arc
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