Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SD061; near south arm of Dawes Glacier), Petersburg Mining District, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SD061; near south arm of Dawes Glacier) | Occurrence |
Petersburg Mining District | Mining District |
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 26' 12'' North , 132° 48' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201561:6
GUID (UUID V4):
7156dc11-d5f0-4d8c-ac1f-72a68b5041b4
Location: This occurrence is on peak 5010, which is about 7.7 miles north-northeast of the east end of Glory Lake. It is about 0.3 mile north of the center of section 19, T. 51 S., R. 79 E.
Geology: This occurrence consists of biotite-quartz gneiss with disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite (Clark and others, 1970 [OF 70-74]). The gneiss is part of the Coast Plutonic complex of Tertiary or Cretaceous age (Gehrels and Berg, 1992) . A sample contained 70 ppm copper.
Workings: Only sampling by government geologists.
Age: Sulfides disseminated in gneiss of probably Tertiary or Cretaceous (metamorphic) age; the age of the protolith is unknown.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite in gneiss.
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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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | SD061 |
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