Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - TR017; upper Prospect Creek), Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - TR017; upper Prospect Creek) | - not defined - |
| Juneau Mining District | Mining District |
| Juneau | City Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 5' 12'' North , 133° 52' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: The prospect is at an elevation of about 300 feet on the northeast side of upper Prospect Creek. It is in about the center of the NW1/4 section 6, T. 44 S., R. 71 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is location T011 of Wells and others (1986). The location is accurate within 1/2 mile.
Geology: This prospect consists of iron-stained slate that contains sparse 0.3- to 2.5-inch-thick quartz veins and euhedral pyrite disseminated in fractures. A 6.5-foot chip sample collected in 1983 contains 0.5% copper and traces of beryllium and silver (Wells and others, 1986).
Commodities (Major) - Cu; (Minor) - Ag, Be, Mo
Development Status: None
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2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| 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 | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TR017 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Coast MountainsMountain Range
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- Taku DomainDomain
- Yukon-TananaVolcanic Arc
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