Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TK102; south of upper Granite Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TK102; south of upper Granite Creek) | - not defined - |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 17' 55'' North , 147° 54' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glacier View | 234 (2017) | 56.2km |
Location: This occurrence is south of upper Granite Creek, at an elevation of about 5,350 feet, approximately 0.7 mile northeast of hill 5642. The location is accurate to within 1/4 mile. This is locality 58 of Csejtey and Miller (1978).
Geology: This occurrence is a small gossan of limonite and pyrite along fractures in meta-andesite (Csejtey and Miller, 1978). A sample of the gossan contains 1,200 parts per million zinc and 120 parts per million copper (Miller and others, 1978).
Workings: Only limited sampling by the U.S. Geological Survey (Miller and others, 1978).
Alteration: Iron-oxide alteration.
Commodities (Major) - Zn; (Minor) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Cyprus massive sulfide?, Kuroko massive sulfide? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 2
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TK102 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Peninsular-Talkeetna DomainDomain
- Peninsular TerraneVolcanic Arc
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