Description
J.B. Mertie (Usgs)
Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondaryCobalt
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlSulfide-Rich Gabbro Is Localized Along The Keel Of The Pipe
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite
GangueHornblende, Labradorite, Olivine, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Associated rockGabbro,Norite
StructureGabbro Pipe Crops Out On The Ne Limb Of Funter Bay Anticline, 3 Faults Offset The Gabbro Body, On The Order Of 10-20 Ft Displacements
Tectonic settingMansfield Sub-Belt, Brew And Ford, Usgs Ofr 85-395, P. 10
AlterationQuartz-Mica Schist Altered To Ortho Clase-Cordierite Hornfels 50-150 Ft From Contact With Gabbro
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10001346
MRDS IDA012087
Alternate namesFunter Bay Nickel-Copper Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.23141, -134.85785
References
USBM RI 3950USBM IC 7379, P. 70-71ADGGS GC 8, P. 4, 15, 19-20USGS BULL 936-0, P. 349-361USGS BULL 1155, P. 1-10USGS BULL 1223, P. 13, 37-38ADGGS SR 33, P. 43USGS OFR 85-717, P. 70BAG-OFR-85-717-057