Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MM093; ridge between Yellow Creek and Rainy Creek), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MM093; ridge between Yellow Creek and Rainy Creek) | - not defined - |
Kantishna Mining District | Mining District |
Denali Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 33' 10'' North , 150° 48' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
202294
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202294:2
GUID (UUID V4):
d52057e1-6ad0-49de-9083-f7acd4c66463
The prospect is in Denali National Park and Preserve.
Location: This prospect is at an elevation of about 3350 feet in a minor saddle on the ridge between Yellow and Rainy Creeks. It is in the north part of the SE1/4 SE1/4 section 3, T. 16 S., R. 17 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within 300 feet. The prospect corresponds to number 210 of Hawley and Associates (1978), 43 of Bundtzen, Smith, Tosdal (1976), 49 of Bundtzen (1981), and 62 of Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury (1984).
Geology: The country rocks in the area of this prospect are complexly faulted, lower Paleozoic Spruce Creek phyllite and semischist (Bundtzen, 1981; Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury, 1984, fig. K-2). The deposit is a sparsely mineralized, fault-controlled, quartz-calcite vein that strikes N 20-40 W and is nearly vertical. The vein is 5 to 6 feet thick and contains pyrite and arsenopyrite. Assays show up to 100 ppm molybdenum and a trace of gold.
Workings: The vein was prospected by a single pit.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Mo, Sb
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Low-sulfide quartz-calcite vein.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | MM093 |
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