USGS OF 67-151

Mineral resources of Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska

• Authors:

  MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Brew, D.A., Hawley, C.C., Huff, L.C., and Smith, J.G.

• Publication Date:

  1967

• Publisher:

  U.S. Geological Survey 

• Ordering Info:

  USGS Publications Warehouse

• Quadrangle(s):

  Mount Fairweather

• Supersedes:

  OF 280

• Citation ID:

  10735

Bibliographic Reference

MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Brew, D.A., Hawley, C.C., Huff, L.C., and Smith, J.G., 1967, Mineral resources of Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 67-151, 176 p., 49 sheets, scale 1:125,000.

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • of67-0151.pdf (6.5 M)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Figure 2, Index map showing Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, geologic provinces within the Monument, and localities referred to in text (30.0 K)
  • Figure 3A, Map showing locations of known metalliferous mineral deposits in Glacier Bay national Monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (17.0 M)
  • Figure 3B, Lithologic map of Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (19.0 M)
  • Figure 4, Total heavy metals concentration in stream-sediment samples, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (16.0 M)
  • Figure 5, Copper concentration in stream-sediment samples, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (18.0 M)
  • Figure 6, Lead concentration in stream-sediment samples, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (17.0 M)
  • Figure 7, Molybdenum concentration in stream-sediment samples, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (16.0 M)
  • Figure 8, Chromium concentration in stream-sediment samples, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (16.0 M)
  • Figure 9, Nickel concentration in stream-sediment samples, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (16.0 M)
  • Figure 10, Anomalous values of arsenic, beryllium, bismuth, cadium, silver, strontium, tin, tungsten, and zinc in stream-sediment samples, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska, scale 1:125,000 (17.0 M)
  • Figure 11, Geochemical sampling map of the western Dundas Bay area, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska (29.0 M)
  • Figure 12, Geochemical sampling map of the eastern Dundas Bay area, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska (22.0 K)
  • Figure 13, Geochemical sampling map of the Miller Peak-Sandy Cove area, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska (4.8 M)
  • Figure 14, Geochemical sampling map of the Mt. Merriam area, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska (20.0 M)
  • Figure 15, Geochemical sampling map of the Reid inlet gold area, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska (19.0 M)
  • Figure 16, Geologic sketch map and geochemical sample locations, Francis Island prospect (106.0 K)
  • Figure 17, Geologic sketch map of the Alaska chief prospect (59.0 K)
  • Figure 18, Geologic sketch map of Bruce Hills copper-molybdenum deposit, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska (46.0 K)
  • Figure 19, Geologic map of the Leroy mine, Glacier Bay, Alaska (123.0 K)
  • Figure 20, Geologic map of the Rainbow adit (18.0 K)
  • Figure 21, Geologic map and sample locations at the Monarch No. 1 mine (45.0 K)
  • Figure 22, Geologic map and sample locations at the Monarch No. 2 mine (23.0 K)
  • Figure 23, Geologic map and sample locations at the Incas mine (21.0 K)
  • Figure 24, Geologic map of the Sandy Cove prospect (34.0 K)
  • Figure 25, Geochemical map of Sandy Cove gold-copper prospect (24.0 K)
  • Figure 26, Magnetometer traverses west of Rendu Inlet, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska (93.0 K)
  • Figure 27, Geologic sketch map and projected magnetic profile of Queen Inlet magnetite locality (beach traverse) (31.0 K)
  • Figure 28, Magnetic profile and generalized geologic section of Queen Inlet magnetite locality, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska (141.0 K)
  • Figure 29, Geologic map of the Nunatak molybdenum prospect, Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska (18.0 M)
  • Figure 30, Map of the Nunatak molybdenum prospect showing sample locations, extent of known mineralization and bathymetry of adjacent parts of Muir Inlet (145.0 K)
  • Figure 31, Generalized geologic map of Brady Glacier nunataks showing nickel-copper sulfide lodes (119.0 K)
  • Figure 32, Geologic sketch map and structure section of Tertiary rocks in the Lituya District, Alaska (55.0 K)
  • Figure 33, Tentative correlation of stratigraphic sections exposed in the Lituya District (43.0 K)
  • Table 1, Average precipitation, in inches, and average temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, for the years 1937-1966 (Cape Spencer) and 1940-1966 (Gustavus) (19.0 K)
  • Table 2, Detection limits (in ppm) for some elements determined by the six-step and direct reader spectrographic methods (21.0 K)
  • Table 3, Analyses of representative unaltered rocks (176.0 K)
  • Table 4, Analyses of stream sediment samples, western Dundas Bay area (321.0 K)
  • Table 5, Analyses of stream sediment samples, eastern Dundas Bay area (89.0 K)
  • Table 6, Analyses of stream sediment samples, Miller Peak-Sandy Cove area (453.0 K)
  • Table 7, Analyses of stream sediment samples, Mt. Merriam area (188.0 K)
  • Table 8, Analyses of stream sediment samples, Reid Inlet gold area (141.0 K)
  • Table 9A, Semiquantitative spectrographic analyses and gold analyses of mineral deposits in the Glacier Bay national monument, Alaska (517.0 K)
  • Table 9B, Sample data for Table 9 (844.0 K)
  • Table 10, Comparison of analytical results on soil samples from the Bruce Hills copper-molybdenum deposit, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska (44.0 K)
  • Table 11, Semiquantitative spectrographic analyses and gold analyses of samples from the Reid Inlet gold area (319.0 K)
  • Table 12, State of Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals assay data on the Leroy mine (31.0 K)
  • Table 13, Semiquantitative spectrographic analyses and colorimetric analyses for molybdenum of samples from the Nunatak molybdenum prospect (142.0 K)
  • Table 14, Comparison of older and younger soils at the Nunatak Molybdenum deposit in terms of molybdenum and copper content (45.0 K)
  • Table 15, Semiquantitative spectrographic analyses of rocks and ore from the Brady Glacier nickel-copper prospect (64.0 K)

Keywords

Coal; Energy; Geochemistry; Geology; Metals; Non-Metals; Petroleum

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