Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - VA009; on upper Barnette Creek), Nelchina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - VA009; on upper Barnette Creek) | - not defined - |
| Nelchina Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 43' 47'' North , 146° 50' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: This prospect is on the ridge crest on the north side of upper Barnette Creek. It is on a saddle at an elevation of about 6,000 feet very close to the northwest corner of section 3, T. 2 S., R. 9 W., of the Copper River Meridian. This prospect is probably located to within one-quarter mile. It is locality 83 of Winkler and others (1981 [OFR 80-892-B]).
Geology: Winkler and others (1981 [OFR 80-892-B]) reported that test pits have been dug in serpentinized ultramafic rocks at this locality. The ultramafic rocks are blocks in a melange that is structurally below the Border Ranges fault (Winkler and others, 1981 [OFR 80-892-A]).
Workings: Surface test pits have been dug at this locality (Winkler and others, 1981 [OFR 80-892-B]).
Age: Not known; the ultramafic rocks were incorporated in melange which is intruded by undeformed hornblende andesite and dacite dikes of inferred Tertiary age (Winkler and others, 1981 [OFR 80-892-A]).
Alteration: Serpentinization.
Commodities (Major) - Cr; (Minor) - Ni, Pt?
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Podifrom chromite? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 8a)
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | VA009 |
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