Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SB014; on northern Nagai Island), Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SB014; on northern Nagai Island) | - not defined - |
| Aleutians East Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 15' 36'' North , 159° 54' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
This occurrence is located on land selected by the Aleut corporation.
Location: The map site of this occurrence is at an elevation of 200 feet, on Nagai Island approximately 2.5 miles south-southwest of Cape Wedge. It is referred to as SBRGX-40 in Wilson and others (1988, locality 14). The location is accurate to within 2,500 feet.
Geology: This occurrence is in interbedded siltstone and sandstone in the Lower Cretaceous Shumagin Formation near a contact with a dike or outlier of the Shumagin Batholith (Wilson and others, 1995). Anomalous values in lead and zinc have been reported in the sedimentary rock (Wilson and others, 1988).
Workings: Rock sample 84ADt177, collected by the U. S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980's, was reported to be anomalous in lead and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).
Commodities (Major) - Pb, Zn
Development Status: None
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugach DomainAccretionary Complex
USA
- Alaska
- Alaska Peninsula Mining DistrictMining District
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