Imelyak River Occurrence, Noatak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Imelyak River Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Noatak Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 38' 24'' North , 157° 13' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
198121
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:198121:9
GUID (UUID V4):
7cb1cb29-42fd-4a7f-8bca-766e0007a19e
Located on land within the Noatak National Preserve.
Location: Located near the head of the Imelyak River at approximately 2000 ft. (600 m) elevation in T. 26 N., R. 7 E., Kateel River Meridian. Shown as locality 75 in Mayfield and Grybeck (1978) and accurate to within 2000 ft. (600 m).
Geology: Sphalerite and galena in shear zone less than 3 ft. (1 m) wide in limestone; and malachite, azurite, and barite vein less than 6 ft. (2 m) wide cutting limestone. Occurrence may be related to other sedimentary rock-hosted mineral occurrences in the Brooks Range; see for example Schmidt (1997, p.35-65) and Schmidt and Werdon (1993, p. 143).
Commodities (Major) - Ba, Cu, Pb, Zn,
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Polymetallic vein? (see Schmidt and Werdon, 1993, p. 143)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | AR059 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Brooks RangeMountain Range
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks Range DomainDomain
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