Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryNickel, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlMineralization Restricted To Ultramafics; Lithologic Control
Geology
Host rockHornblendite · Bernard Mountain Ultramafic Body;Bernard Mountain Ultramafic Body;Bernard Mountain Ultramafic Body;Bernard Mountain Ultramafic Body
Associated rockGneiss · Streina Formation;Streina Formation;Streina Formation;Streina Formation;Streina Formation;Streina Formation;;;
StructureArea Cut By Three Major Faults; Bernard Mt. Fault, Kimball Pass Fault And One Cross Fault
Tectonic settingChugach Terrane
AlterationSerpentinization Widespread In Ultramafices
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10000839
MRDS IDA011492
Alternate namesRed Mountain
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.57796, -145.14423
References
USGS BULL 1246, P. 49, 52ADGGS GC 15, P. 2, 4USBM IC 8626, P. 18HOFFMANN, BARRY, 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE BERNARD MOUNTAIN AREA, TONSINA, ALASKA: COLLEGE, ALASKA, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA M. S. THESIS, 68 P.USGS OFR 78-1-E, P. 19USGS MF-438, LOC. 51USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 42BAG-OFR-80-892B-42