U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

icon-dot-gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

icon-https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Electron Probe Microanalyses of apatite, rutile, and titanite from stream sediment and rock samples in the eastern Tanacross quadrangle, eastern Alaska

The exploration for porphyry deposits in some parts of Alaska may require unconventional exploration geochemical methods, depending on type of cover. The Taurus deposit and others in the region are mostly concealed by residual soils that in part include ash and loess, and therefore traditional stream sediment samples typically contain subdued geochemical signatures. Indicator mineral studies include collection of stream sediment samples and analysis using automated SEM mineralogical techniques. The presence of select minerals in the stream sediments may indicate mineralization. In addition, the chemistry of specific minerals may be used to distinguish a hydrothermal origin as opposed to others, and include apatite, rutile, and titanite. The electron probe data in this data release were collected for apatite, rutile, and titanite by personnel of the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center in Denver, Colorado, for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Resources Program (MRP). Appreciable differences in chemistry were noted for these minerals in mineralized rock and stream sediment samples draining these rocks compared to sediment samples away from mineralization.

Get Data and Metadata
Author(s) Karen Duttweiler Kelley orcid, David T. Adams orcid, Heather A Lowers orcid, Garth E Graham orcid
Publication Date 2021-12-16
Beginning Date of Data 2017
Ending Date of Data 2019
Data Contact
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P99WAF5B
Citation Kelley, K.D., Adams, D.T., Lowers, H.A., and Graham, G.E., 2021, Electron Probe Microanalyses of apatite, rutile, and titanite from stream sediment and rock samples in the eastern Tanacross quadrangle, eastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P99WAF5B.
Metadata Contact
Metadata Date 2021-12-16
Related Publication
Citations of these data

Loading https://doi.org/10.1016/J.OREGEOREV.2022.105021

Access public
License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Loading...
Harvest Source: ScienceBase
Harvest Date: 2021-12-18T04:48:32.775Z