Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TK033; near VABM West Watana), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TK033; near VABM West Watana) | - not defined - |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 57' 29'' North , 147° 53' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
MAS/MIL number 20760087.
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 5,000 feet,on a north-trending ridge about 1 3/4 miles west of VABM Watana. The occurrence is near the center of the SE1/4 sec. 34, T. 22 S., R. 2 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1/4 mile. This is locality B18 of Kurtak and others (1992).
Geology: The rocks in the vicinity of this occurrence are Triassic metabasalt (Csejtey and others, 1978). Immediately to the west, the metabasalt is in fault contact with Upper Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks. The metabasalt is iron stained and contains quartz veins and disseminated pyrite and arsenopyrite (Kurtak and others, 1992). Malachite locally coats the outcrop. Rock samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey contain 20 parts per million molybdenum (Miller and others, 1978). Samples collected by the U.S. Bureau of Mines contain up to 765 parts per million arsenic and 193 parts per mission copper, but no molybdenum (Balen, 1990). As of January 1, 2000, a block of approximately 96 state mining claims covered this and adjacent prospects (Northern Associates Inc., written commun., 2001).
Workings: Sampling by the U.S. Bureau of Mines and U.S. Geological Survey (Miller and others, 1978; Balen, 1990). As of January 1, 2000, a block of approximately 96 state mining claims covered this and adjacent prospects (Northern Associates Inc., written commun., 2001).
Age: Occurs in Triassic metabasalt.
Alteration: Oxidation of copper mineral; iron oxides.
Commodities (Major) - Cu, Mo
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Basaltic copper? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 23?)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TK033 |
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