USGS OF 65-142

Geology and ore deposits of the central York Mountains, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska

• Authors:

  Sainsbury, C.L.

• Publication Date:

  1965

• Publisher:

  U.S. Geological Survey 

• Comments:

  Superseded in part by USGS Bulletin 1287 - some details are missing in the bulletin.

• Ordering Info:

  This publication is out of print. Reproductions may be available. USGS Publications Warehouse

• Quadrangle(s):

  Teller

• Supersedes:

  OF 258

• Citation ID:

  10556

Bibliographic Reference

Sainsbury, C.L., 1965, Geology and ore deposits of the central York Mountains, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 65-142, 146 p., 24 sheets.

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • of65-0142.pdf (93.0 M)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Table 3, Chemical and normative mineral composition of lamprophyre dikes, granite xenolith, and extrusive flow, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska (187.0 K)
  • Table 6, X-ray data of minerals reported for the first time from the Lost River area, Alaska (96.0 K)
  • Table 10, Rare element content in weight percent of granite plutons, and their constituent minerals (120.0 K)
  • Table 11, Rare element content in weight percent of dike rocks (67.0 K)
  • Table 12, Rare element content of minerals from contact rocks and ores (43.0 K)
  • Table 13, Rare element content in parts per million of selected stream sediments, western Seward Peninsula (70.0 K)
  • Table 14, Rare element content in parts per million of soil samples, Lost River Valley (102.0 K)
  • Table 15, Change in rare element content in parts per million in ash in bulk tundra clumps with respect to corresponding soil samples, Lost River valley (141.0 K)
  • Table 16, Change in rare element content in parts per million in ash of specific plants separated from bulk tundra clumps, Lost River Valley (228.0 K)
  • Figure 2, Geologic map and structure sections of the central York Mountains (1.0 M)
  • Figure 3, Geologic map of the west end of the York Mountains, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska (72.0 K)
  • Section A, Geologic section along A - A'' (19.0 K)
  • Section B, Geologic section along B - B'' (19.0 K)
  • Section C, Geologic section along C - C'' (22.0 K)
  • Figure 22, Larsen diagram showing variation in oxides in igneous rocks of the York Mountains, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska (86.0 K)
  • Figure 28, Compositional trends in the igneous rocks of the York Mountains with sample numbers (61.0 K)
  • Figure 29, Compositional trends in the igneous rocks of the York Mountains (see figure 28 for sample numbers) (52.0 K)
  • Figure 36, Geologic map of the beryllium deposits on Camp Creek, Lost River area, westsern Seward Peninsula, Alaska (166.0 K)
  • Figure 37, Geologic map of the beryllium deposits on Rapid River, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska (1.0 M)
  • Figure 38, Geologic map showing the relations between ore and structure, Rapid River (60.0 K)
  • Figure 39, Geologic map of the beryllium and tin deposits in Lost River valley, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska (192.0 K)
  • Figure 40, Geologic map of the tin and beryllium deposits on Tin Creek, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska (2.0 M)
  • Sheet 1, Geologic unit explanation (372.0 K)
  • Sheet 2, Geologic unit explanation (521.0 K)

Keywords

Geology; Ore Deposit; Seward Peninsula

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