Sunaghun Creek Confluence Occurrence, Sheenjek Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Sunaghun Creek Confluence Occurrence | Occurrence |
Sheenjek Mining District | Mining District |
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 29' 31'' North , 141° 2' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
200221
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200221:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d2f8cca6-f2fe-4c56-934b-62bec0410866
Not considered a commercial source of uranium
Location: Located at confluence of Sunaghun Creek and northwest tributary in headwaters area of Sunaghun Creek; located to within 1000 ft (305 m).
Geology: Reddish-brown uraniferous grains occur in heavy mineral concentrate from stream gravels in area of slightly radioactive granitic and rhyolitic rocks; concentrate has .045% eU content and 3500:1 concentration ratio (White, 1952, p. 8, field no. 48Awe89).
Commodities (Major) - U
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Placer, stream
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Clarkeite ? Formula: (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Clarkeite ? | 4.GC.05 | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | CO004 |
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