Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC027; head of Dike Creek), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC027; head of Dike Creek) | - not defined - |
Chistochina Mining District | Mining District |
Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 42' 44'' North , 143° 45' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201022
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201022:2
GUID (UUID V4):
5245d973-0a18-4788-8137-34590e6dec32
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 5,600 feet on the ridge at the head of Dike Creek. It is just south of the center of section 16, T. 4 S., R. 9 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 105 of MacKevett (1976); the location is probably accurate to within a a few thousand feet.
Geology: This occurrence consists of a small gabbro cupola that intrudes upper Paleozoic volcanic rocks (MacKevett, 1976; MacKevett and others, 1978). A sample of the gabbro contained 150 parts per million (ppm) cobalt, 1,000 ppm chromium, and 150 ppm nickel.
Workings: Only limited surface sampling.
Age: Triassic(?) based on the age of gabbro elsewhere in the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle (MacKevett and others, 1978).
Commodities (Major) - Co, Cr, Ni
Development Status: None
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC027 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Wrangell MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wrangellia DomainDomain
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