Canning River Occurrence, Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Canning River Occurrence | Occurrence |
Canning Mining District | Mining District |
North Slope Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
69° 28' 11'' North , 146° 15' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
196777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196777:0
GUID (UUID V4):
f4854808-49cc-4217-b342-1764b1f74040
Location: Accurate to within 915 meters (3,000 ft). Cobb, 1972, Locality 1 and Brosge' and Reiser, 1976, Locality 21.
Geology: Sample collected 50 meters (165 ft) above base of the Shublik Formation contained 14.7% P2O5 and 0.001% U. Bluish-black shale and limestone similar to that collected is present throughout the 80 meter (265 ft) -thick section of Shublik Foramtion that crops out at this locality.
Workings: P2O5 up to 14.7%
Age: Triassic
Commodities (Major) - P; U
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Upwelling type phosphate
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Unclassified | |||
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ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | ML011 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Brooks RangeMountain Range
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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