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Major Mineral Deposits Types. Environment.<br />

(Abbreviation) I (Significant Mineral Deposits)<br />

Host Unit.<br />

<strong>Far</strong>ewell (FW)<br />

Kodiak Isl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

Bordcr Ranges<br />

(KOD)<br />

<strong>East</strong>ern <strong>Alaska</strong> Range<br />

(EAR) (equivalent<br />

to Kluane-Nikolai<br />

belt)<br />

LATE TRIASSIC METALLOGENIC BELTS (Carnian through Norian - 230 to 208 Ma) (Figure 7)<br />

Tectonic Event.<br />

Comments<br />

Metallogenic Belt Formed During Early Mesozoic Rifting? in <strong>Alaska</strong>n Passive Continental-Margin Terranes<br />

Gabbroic Ni-Cu-PGE.<br />

Rifting?<br />

Incipient rifting <strong>of</strong> Dillinger <strong>and</strong> adjacent passive continental margin terrancs?<br />

(<strong>Far</strong>ewell district)<br />

Dillinger terrane.<br />

Metallogenic Belts Formed in Middle Mesozoic Talkeetna-Bonzana lsl<strong>and</strong> Arc in Wrangellia Superterrane<br />

Podiform Cr.<br />

Isl<strong>and</strong> arc.<br />

Subduction-related intrusion <strong>of</strong> mafic-ultramafic plutons into basal part <strong>of</strong><br />

(Halibut Bay, Claim Point, Red<br />

Border Ranges mafic-ultramafic Talkeetna-Bonzana isl<strong>and</strong> arc in Wrangellia supertcrrane.<br />

Mountain, Bernard Mountain, Dust<br />

Mountain)<br />

assemblage<br />

Metallogenic belt extended into Early <strong>and</strong> Middle Jurassic.<br />

Gabbroic Ni-Cu.<br />

Back-arc rifting?<br />

Back-arc rifting associated with Talkeetna part <strong>of</strong> Talkeetna-Bonanza isl<strong>and</strong> arc<br />

(Fish Lake, Wellgreen)<br />

Nikolai Greenstone, Wrangellia in Wrangellia superterrane.<br />

Besshi massive sulfide<br />

sequence, Wrangellia<br />

Alternative interpretation <strong>of</strong> hot spot (oceanic plume).<br />

(Denali)<br />

Strataform gypsum<br />

superterrane<br />

Alex<strong>and</strong>er (AX) Cyprus massive sulfide, Kuroko massive Back-arc?<br />

Back-arc rifting associated with Bonanza part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Talkeetna-Bonanza isl<strong>and</strong><br />

sulfide, bedded barite.<br />

Nikolai Greenstone <strong>and</strong><br />

arc in Wrangellia superterrane.<br />

(Windy Craggy, Greens Creek, Castle equivalent units, Wrangellia Alternative interpretation <strong>of</strong> hot spot (oceanic plume).<br />

Isl<strong>and</strong>, Kuprean<strong>of</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>, Haines) sequence, Wrangellia super<br />

terrane.<br />

Metallogenic Belts Formed in Middle Mesozoic in Stikinia-Quesnellia lsl<strong>and</strong> Arc<br />

Galore Creek (GL) Porphyry Cu-Au.<br />

Isl<strong>and</strong> arc.<br />

Subduction-related granitic plutonism that formed <strong>the</strong> Stikinia-Quesnellia isl<strong>and</strong><br />

(Galore Creek, Red Chris)<br />

Stikinia & Quesnellia terranes. arc. Belt continued into Early Jurassic.<br />

Sustut (SU)<br />

Basaltic Cu<br />

Isl<strong>and</strong> arc.<br />

Formation in <strong>the</strong> upper oxidized parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Stikinia-Quesnellia isl<strong>and</strong> arc<br />

(Susut)<br />

Stikinia terrane.<br />

volcanic pile during shallow burial metamorphism <strong>and</strong> diagenesis.<br />

Copper Mountain Porphyry Cu-Au, porphyry Cu-Mo. Isl<strong>and</strong> arc.<br />

Subduction-related granitic plutonism that formed <strong>the</strong> Quesnellia isl<strong>and</strong> arc. Belt<br />

(North) (CMN) (Lorraine, Mount Mulligan)<br />

Stikinia & Quesnellia terranes. continued into Early Jurassic.<br />

Copper Mountain Porphyry Cu-Au.<br />

Isl<strong>and</strong> arc.<br />

Subduction-related granitic plutonism that formed <strong>the</strong> Quesnellia isl<strong>and</strong> arc. Belt<br />

(South) (CMS) (Copper Mountain, Ingerbelle, Iron<br />

Mask, Mount Polley)<br />

Quesnellia terrane.<br />

continued into Early Jurassic..<br />

Guichon (GU) Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au, Au skam.<br />

Isl<strong>and</strong> arc.<br />

Subduction-related granitic plutonism that formed <strong>the</strong> Qucsnellia isl<strong>and</strong> arc. Belt<br />

(Highl<strong>and</strong> Valley district, Brenda,<br />

Gibraltar, ~raj~mont, Hedley)<br />

Quesnellia terrane.<br />

continued into Early Jurassic.<br />

Tcxas Crcck (TC) Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au, polymetallic vein. Isl<strong>and</strong> arc.<br />

Subduction-related granitic plutonism that formed <strong>the</strong> Stikinia isl<strong>and</strong> arc. Belt<br />

(Schaft Creek, Kerr, Sulphurets, Snip,<br />

Red Mountain, & o<strong>the</strong>rs)<br />

Stikinia terrane.<br />

continued into Early Jurassic.<br />

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