Geology and coal deposits of Jarvis Creek coalfield, Alaska
Open-File Report
53-263
By: Clyde Wahrhaftig and C.A. Hickcox
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Abstract
The Jarvis Creek coal field lies on the north side of the Alaska Range between latitudes 63°35' and 63°45 N., and longitudes 145°40' and 145°50 W. It is 2 to 6 miles east of the Richardson Highway. The coal field is about 16 square miles in area, the major part of which is a rolling plateau that slopes gently northward and is bounded on the east, south and west, by bluffs facing Jarvis Creek, Ruby Creek and Delta River.
The oldest rock is pre-Cambrian Birch Creek schist, which is largely quartz-sericite schist with many quartz veins, and is locally intruded by rhyolite dikes. it is overlain by the Tertiary coal-bearing formation. Quaternary deposits include gravel, till, solifluction debris, and wind-borne deposits.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geology and coal deposits of Jarvis Creek coalfield, Alaska |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 53-263 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr53263 |
| Edition | Superceded by: B-989-G |
| Year Published | 1953 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 24 p.; 4 Plates: 24.01 x 40.07 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Jarvis Creek coalfield |
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