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Connolly Creek Occurrence, Fairhaven District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA

Latitude: 65°39'0"N
Longitude: 161°37'47"W
Stream gradient approximately 200 feet per mile.
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 500 feet on a westward-flowing tributary of Connolly Creek. The map site is in section 20, T. 3 N., R. 14 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb, 1972 (MF-389), location 26.
Geology: Bedrock in this area is Cretaceous granite which may contain uranium-bearing minerals. Uranothorianite was found in two pan concentrate samples (Gault and others, 1953).
Workings: Two pan concentrate samples were collected from the area and analyzed for uranium content by the U.S. Geological Survey (Gault and others, 1953).

Commodities (Major) - Radioactive minerals
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Radioactive minerals in stream sediments.

References

Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Candle Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-389, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Candle, Holy Cross, Norton Bay, Nulato, and Unalakleet quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-866, 102 p. Gault, H.R., Killeen, P.L., West, W.S., and others, 1953, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in the northeastern part of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 1945-47 and 1951: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 250, 31 p.

Mineral List

Thorianite
var: Uranothorianite



1 entry listed.

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