Siniktanneyak--East Occurrence, Colville Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Siniktanneyak--East Occurrence | Occurrence |
Colville Mining District | Mining District |
North Slope Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 20' 24'' North , 158° 18' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
199969
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199969:6
GUID (UUID V4):
691c5f4d-dfef-46d0-a6bc-b97c92a5fcfd
Location: Location plotted is locality 5 of Nelson and others (1979, p. B15), in T34N, R2E; on nose of prominent ridge between two major tributaries of Makpik Creek draining eastern part of Siniktanneyak massif; located to within 1 mi (1.6 km).
Geology: The occurrence is in a 6 ft (1.8 m) wide, orange-weathering, pyritiferous feldspathic dike? in pillow basalt that structurally underlies a Jurassic? mafic/ultramafic complex.
Workings: Mineralized sample contains 20 ppm Ag, 5000 ppm Ba, and 300 ppm Cu (Nelson and others, 1979, p. B14-16).
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Cu; (Minor) - Ba
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Lode
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Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | HW014 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Brooks RangeMountain Range
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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