Frisco Prospect, Kitkun Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Frisco Prospect | Prospect |
| Kitkun Bay | Bay |
| Prince of Wales Island | Island |
| Ketchikan Mining District | Mining District |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 9' 47'' North , 132° 7' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan | 8,197 (2017) | 36.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
197580
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:197580:5
GUID (UUID V4):
40fe2ac0-bb88-4ce9-9181-99c8c28f6458
Location: The Frisco prospect is southeast of Kitkun Bay at an elevation of about 1,000 feet. It is about 0.8 mile north-northwest of hill 2221 and about 0.3 mile east-southeast of the center of section 27, T. 77 S., R. 88 E.
Geology: As described by Wright and Wright (1908), the Frisco prospect was originally part of the Tomboy group of claims (CR181) that was subsequently restaked. The deposit is a quartz vein 12 feet wide that strikes north. The vein contains pyrite and fragments of the chlorite schist and marble host rocks. The vein assayed only a few dollars in gold. A 30-foot vein nearby was too lean to mine. The rocks in the area are part of the Wales Group of Late Proterozoic and Cambrian age (Eberlein and others, 1983; Brew, 1996).
Workings: None noted.
Age: Younger than the Late Proterozoic or Cambrian host rocks.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Low sulfide, gold-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a).
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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: | CR182 |
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