Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SI052; upper Kennel Creek), Chichagof Mining District (Chicagof Mining District), Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 52' 58'' North , 135° 13' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tenakee Springs | 133 (2017) | 11.3km |
| Hoonah | 757 (2017) | 28.3km |
Location: This site is a rock pit on a logging road along Kennel Creek, about 3 miles south-southwest of the logging camp on Freshwater Bay. The pit is at an elevation of about 300 feet, 0.6 mile west-northwest of the center of sec. 16, T. 46 S., R. 63 E. It is location P-22 of Bittenbender and others (1999) and MAS no. 0021140308 (U.S. Bureau of Land Management, 2002). The location is accurate.
Geology: This occurrence is near the center of a Jurassic intrusion that consist of quartz monzonite, alaskite, and monzonite, surrounded mainly by the Silurian and/or Devonian Kennel Creel Limestone (Lathram and others, 1965). Maas and others (1996) and Bittenbender and others (1999) have classified this as a porphyry deposit with minor skarn. High grade samples contained up to 0.2 percent molybdenum and 155 parts per million copper.
Workings: Apparently only sampling by government geologists.
Age: Jurassic or younger based on the age of the host rocks.
Alteration: Formation of skarn.
Commodities (Major) - Cu, Mo
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Molybdenum porphyry.
Commodity List
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Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SI052 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Alexander DomainDomain
- Alexander TerraneVolcanic Arc
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