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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SD064; east of Farragut Lake), Petersburg Mining District, Wrangell City and Bourough, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SD064; east of Farragut Lake)- not defined -
Petersburg Mining DistrictMining District
Wrangell City and BouroughBorough
AlaskaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 17' 11'' North , 132° 48' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Petersburg2,948 (2017)53.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
201563
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201563:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Location: This occurrence is near the top of peak 5150, which is about 6.0 miles east of the north end of Farragut Lake. It is about 0.3 mile southwest of the center of section 11, T. 53 S., R. 79 E.
Geology: This occurrence consists of bornite in quartz-epidote veinlets in biotite-hornblende quartz diorite, probably of Tertiary or Cretaceous age (Clark and others, 1970 [OF 70-73]). A sample contained 100 parts per million (ppm) copper, 10 ppm silver, and 0.6 ppm gold.
Workings: Only sampling by government geologists.
Age: Veinlets are younger than the quartz-diorite host rock, which is probably of Tertiary or Cretaceous age.
Alteration: Deposit consist of veinlets of quartz and epidote with bornite in quartz diorite.

Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Bornite veinlets in quartz diorite.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4

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Link to USGS - Alaska:SD064

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