Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SR115; Cave Point), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SR115; Cave Point) | - not defined - |
| Prince William Sound Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 51' 47'' North , 147° 11' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: The occurrence is located near Cave Point in the NW1/4 section 4, T. 12 S., R. 11 W., of the Copper River Meridian. This is location 192 of Tysdal (1978 [MF-880-A]) and location S-111 of Jansons and others (1984). This location is accurate to within a quarter of a mile.
Geology: The occurrence is hosted in sheared pillow basalt and greenstone of the lower Tertiary Orca Group. The mineralization consists of quartz stringers containing chalcopyrite (Cobb and Tysdal, 1980) No assay results are reported.
Workings: No workings or assay results are reported.
Age: Tertiary or younger; the veins are in pillow basalt of the Orca Group of Tertiary age.
Alteration: Basalt altered to greenstone.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Besshi massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24b)
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2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| 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 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SR115 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Prince WilliamAccretionary Complex
- Yakutat-Malaspina DomainDomain
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