Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MM022; southwest flank of Alpha Ridge), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MM022; southwest flank of Alpha Ridge) | - not defined - |
Kantishna Mining District | Mining District |
Denali Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 31' 3'' North , 151° 1' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201339
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201339:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ea4fc334-e048-4428-a7e5-6f0f7f479557
The occurrence is in Denali National Park and Preserve. It is a type of mineral deposit that probably did not attract the attention of early prospectors.
Location: This occurrence represents an area of mineralization on the southeast flank of Alpha Ridge. The location is the approximate midpoint of the area, which trends east-northeast for about 2000 feet and is up to 500 feet wide. The location is at the center of the north half of the section line between sections 21 and 22, T. 16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: This occurrence consists of disseminated chalcopyrite, pyrite, and possibly galena in a felsic unit of the Precambrian Birch Creek Schist (Hawley and Associates, 1978; Bundtzen, 1981). The schist is locally coated with malachite. Anomalous metal values in soil samples indicate that the outcrop area of the occurrence is at least 2000 feet long and about 500 feet wide. The occurrence is about on strike with the Alpha vein (MM021) but probably not related to it. The occurrence was mapped and sampled by Hawley and Associates (1978), who collected eight samples (table 4.1-1(A), nos. 40-46, including subsamples) of the schist and of soil derived from it. Rock sample 41 contained 345 ppm copper, 1650 ppm lead, 635 ppm zinc and 11 ppm silver; rock sample 43B contained 1200 ppm copper. Soils contained 180- 545 ppm copper, and all but one contained detectable silver; the maximum silver value in soil was 3.8 ppm. The deposit probably formed by remobilization of primary metallifereous minerals in the felsic hostrock.
Workings: The occurrence has been mapped in reconnaissance; there are no known workings.
Age: Probably Precambrian, the age of the felsic protolith of the Birch Creek Schist. Remobilization of primary metals in the schist probably occurred in Eocene time, during the main stage of Kantishna district mineralization (see record MM091).
Alteration: Local oxidation of copper mineral(s).
Commodities (Major) - Cu; (Minor) - Ag, Pb, Zn
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Probable remobilization of distal volcanogenic base metals in felsic hostrocks.
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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
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β 'Limonite' |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | MM022 |
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