Location: Located just west of Manuilyisat Hills at an elevation of 130 m in T. 20 N., R. 5 E., Kateel River Meridian. Shown as locality 15 in Mayfield and Grybeck (1978) and accurate to within 2000 ft. (600 m).
Geology: Small amounts of garnierite coating or a related mineral in ultramafic rocks. Nephrite and asbestos mineralization reported in general area (Anderson, 1945, p. 24).
Commodities (Major) - Ni; (Minor) - Asbestos?
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
References:
Anderson, Eskil, 1945, Asbestos and jade occurrences in the Kobuk River region, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 3-R, 26 p. Mayfield, C.F., and Grybeck, D., 1978, Mineral occurrences and resource map of the Ambler River quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-120-I, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Smith, P.S., and Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1930, Geology and mineral resources of northwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 815, 315 p.
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Map Reference: 67°10'12"N , 157°48'0"W
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