Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - DE041), Mallard Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 46' 40'' North , 132° 1' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Metlakatla | 1,405 (2017) | 48.4km |
Location: This site represents one or more claims on the ridge about 0.6 mile south of the head of Mallard Bay. All or most of the claim(s) are probably in the N1/2 section 7, T. 82 S. R. 90 E. The location is a general one and the site may be a mile or more from the coordinates.
Geology: In 1958, Utah Construction Company staked one or more claims on a magnetic anomaly identified from an aeromagnetic survey. Magnetite occurs in a band of Silurian or Ordovician pyroxenite (MacKevett, 1963; Gehrels, 1992).
Workings: None; claims were staked on an anomaly determined from an aeromagnetic survey.
Age: Magnetite in Silurian or Ordovician pyroxenite.
Commodities (Major) - Fe
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Magnetite in pyroxenite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | DE041 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Alexander DomainDomain
- Alexander TerraneVolcanic Arc
- Queen Charlotte basinBasin
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