Wells Bay No. 1 Occurrence, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wells Bay No. 1 Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Prince William Sound Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 1' 12'' North , 147° 19' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Location: 2.7 miles east of the head of Wells Bay. Acccurate within 4,000 ft. Locality 71 of Hoekzema (1984) and locality A-5 of Jansons and others (1984).
Geology: A 3 to 12 ft wide vein of flourite, quartz, and calcite cuts slate of the Early Tertiary Orca Group. The vein can be traced for 100 ft . Hoekzema (1984) reported chip samples from the mineralized zone contain 17.5 percent fluorine.
Workings: Hoekzema (1984) reported chips sample from mineralized zone contain 17.5 percent fluorine. Potential for mineral development is low.
Age: Paleocene or younger; the vein cuts slate of the Early Tertiary Orca Group.
Production: No production.
Reserves: Potential for mineral development is low. Inferred reserves are 1,500 tons of 17.5 percent fluorine (Hoekzema, 1984).
Commodities (Major) - Fl
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Hydrothermal vein
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | AN151 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Prince WilliamAccretionary Complex
- Yakutat-Malaspina DomainDomain
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