Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - PA022; north side of Cornwallis Peninsula), Kupreanof Mining District, Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - PA022; north side of Cornwallis Peninsula) | - not defined - |
Kupreanof Mining District | Mining District |
Petersburg Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 55' 26'' North , 134° 12' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kake | 570 (2017) | 16.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
202347
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202347:5
GUID (UUID V4):
2acf0a7b-fd00-4da5-9a0c-0c07f50dd459
MAS number: 0021160008.
Location: This prospect is near the shore on the north side of the Cornwallis Peninsula (the peninsula north of Saginaw Bay). It is about 2.8 miles east-southeast of Cornwallis Point and about 0.3 mile east of the center of section 15, T. 57 S., R. 71 E.
Geology: This prospect is one of a group of similar deposits (PA021 to PA031) that are scattered along the south shore of Saginaw Bay, on the peninsula north of Saginaw Bay, and on the Keku Islands. They occur in a heterogeneous section of unmetamorphosed volcanic, carbonate, and clastic rocks that vary in age from Silurian to Triassic (Muffler, 1967). The mineralization generally consists of veins, veinlets, and irregular pods that contain base metals and barite (Still and others, 2002). There are no plutonic rocks in the immediate vicinity; however, the sedimentary rocks are cut by scattered gabbro dikes. The origin of the deposits is uncertain although most appear to be epigenetic. Various origins have been proposed including that they are remobilized massive-sulfide deposits, that they are related to a buried intrusive, or that they are Mississippi-Valley-type deposits. This prospect was first staked in 1923 and was restaked periodically until at least 1931 (Buddington, 1925; Still and others, 2002). The mineralization consists of barite veins, veinlets, and pods that cut a sequence that consists mainly of felsic and mafic volcanic rocks of the Keku Volcanics of Triassic age (Muffler, 1967). Some similar veins and veinlets contain witherite. The veins vary from 0.1 to 2.3 feet thick, extend for up to 200 feet along strike, and occur across a zone about 300 feet wide (Still and others, 2002). The veins generally strike northwest and dip steeply to vertically. The rocks in the immediate vicinity of the mineralization consist of a sequence of felsic volcanics, volcanic breccia, limestone, and conglomerate. The volcanics and conglomerate also contain disseminated pyrite and sphalerite. A sample across a vein about 2 feet thick contained 28.3 percent barite. A sample of conglomerate with disseminated sphalerite and pyrite contained 8,382 parts per million (ppm) zinc. A sample of Carboniferous limestone nearby with disseminated pyrite, sphalerite, and galena contained 5.72 percent zinc and 600 ppm lead.
Workings: Claims were first staked in 1923 and were restaked until at least 1931. More recently the prospect was examined and sampled by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (Still and others, 2002).
Age: Younger than the Triassic host rocks.
Reserves: None.
Commodities (Major) - Ba
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Barite-witherite veins; disseminated sulfides.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Witherite Formula: BaCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Witherite | BaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Witherite | BaCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | β Witherite | BaCO3 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | PA022 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Alexander DomainDomain
USA
- Alaska
- ⭔Wrangell-Petersburg Census AreaBorough
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