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Muscovite from
Bornite, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bornite, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1474920
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1474920:3
GUID (UUID V4):1038438b-6cd1-46a1-ab4e-65bcec0488f1
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.2km (0.7 miles) Bornite Project, Ambler Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) Ruby Creek, Amber Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
27.0km (16.7 miles) Smucker Prospect (Charlie; Patti; Puzzle; Ambler 4-B), Kiana Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) Horse Creek; Cliff; Dh; Lost Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) Tom Tom; Que Creek Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
82.0km (51.0 miles) Sun; Picnic Creek; Hot Prospects, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE AMBLER RIVER QUADRANGLE, ALASKA, SUPPLEMENT TO OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-628 PART A ...Ambler River and other quadrangles in northern Alaska (Cobb, E. H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral...mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628...described in Part A the name, U.S. Bureau of Mines mining district, reference that has the occurrence plotted...used are: AOF B C GR 1C OF MF P RI TDM USBM OF Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
Report (issue)
Ambler River Quadrangle, Alaska Prepared in cooperation with the State of Alaska Department of Natural...the Arctic copper-zinc-lead-silver deposit on the ridge divide between the Kogoluktuk and Shungnak Rivers...Mineral Resource Maps of the Ambler River Quadrangle, Alaska By C. F. Mayfield, I. L. Tailleur, N. R. D. Albert...SURVEY Prepared in cooperation with the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological...ILLUSTRATIONS Page FRONTISPIECE. Jade prospect and the Arctic "copper-zinc-lead-silver" deposit in the Ambler
Report (issue)
mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. 159' 156' B1 AR060. AR051 AR050 1 AR048 \...River l:250,000-scale quadrangle, north central Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...the author(s) of this compilation: Steven Nelson Alaska U.S. Geological Survey 4200 University Dr. Anchorage...e-mail: fwilson@usgs.gov Location of map area in Alaska This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed...REPORT 97-856 science for a changing " * world Alaska Resource Data File Page 1 Site: Kobuk River Type:
Report (issue)
SURVEY KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA By Donald Grybeck Open-file report 77-166C 1977...BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA by Donald Grybeck This report, one of a series under the Regional Alaska Mineral Resource...mineral deposits of the Brooks Range. The Regional Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program is directed...the land selected under section 17 (d)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Brooks Range Because...unlikely in most of the area with the exception of the Arctic National Wildlife Range. There are no published
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska ..............................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................................14 Arizona – Apache Co. Mining Districts .............................................................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ...........................................24 Arizona – Northern half of Coconino Co. Mining Districts ..............................25 Arizona
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska..................................................Louisville and Nashville RR), area pegmatite outcrops⎯Muscovite mica; d SE Region: (a) B.T. Childers prospect...large platy books found in loose, weathered rock⎯Muscovite mica; d Rte. 9 crossing of Ketchepedrakee Cr....only by rough roads) ⎯Beryl, Feldspar crystals, Muscovite mica, Quartz, etc. ASHLAND: c area: (a) M & G...area pegmatite outcrops and numerous old mines⎯Muscovite mica. (A line drawn from the Delta Mica Mine in
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska..................................................Louisville and Nashville RR), area pegmatite outcrops⎯Muscovite mica; d SE Region: (a) B.T. Childers prospect...large platy books found in loose, weathered rock⎯Muscovite mica; d Rte. 9 crossing of Ketchepedrakee Cr....only by rough roads) ⎯Beryl, Feldspar crystals, Muscovite mica, Quartz, etc. ASHLAND: c area: (a) M & G...area pegmatite outcrops and numerous old mines⎯Muscovite mica. (A line drawn from the Delta Mica Mine in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1592-1618 Geologyand Mineralization of the Ambler District, NorthwesternAlaska MURRAY W. HITZMAN, ChevronResourcesCompany...Hunt, Ware and Proffett,P.O. Box 111253, Anchorage,Alaska 99511 JEANINEM. SCHMIDT,* Departmentof Applied...Abstract The Ambler district is located along the southernmargin of the BrooksRange, Alaska. Mineral explorationsincethe...assivesulfidelackingwell-definedventareas.The Bornite carbonatesequence containssignificant coppermineralization...the Angayucham maficvolcanicrocks. Introduction District locationand history River, or foot. Explorationin
Report (volume)
Metalliferous Lode Deposits and Placer Districts of Alaska By WARREN j. NOKLEBERG, THOMAS K. BUNDTZEN, HENRY...metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786 Bibliography...No.: 119.3:1786 1. Placer deposits-Alaska. 2. Ore deposits-Alaska. I. Nokleberg, Warren j. II. Series...COVER Mill buildings at Kennecott, Alaska. The Kennecott district Cu-Ag mines in the Wrangell Mountains...deposit description for Kennecott district (number 30 for southern Alaska). Copyrighted drawing used by permission
Report (issue)
SURVEY Metallogeny and Major Mineral Deposits of Alaska by 1 Thomas K. BundtzenS 7 Henry C. Berg 0"3 ,...endorsement by the U.S.G.S. ' U.S. Geological Survey ^ Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...unpublished data on metalliferous mineral deposits of Alaska, and on recent and older published articles and... universities, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys... Andersen, Resource Associates of Alaska, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska Roger P. Ashley, U.S. Geological Survey
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SulfurIsotopesof the Ruby Creek CopperProspect,Bornite,Alaska DONALD D. RUNNELLS Abstract The Ruby Creek...the western Brooks Range, 300 miles northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska. The dominantstructureof the districtis...There is a closerelationship be- is now called Bornite for postal purposes)lies on the northern flank...Creekin his summaryof the geologyand ore depositsof Alaska. The reader is referred to Herreid (1961) for an...criticizedthe manuscript. The personnelof Bear Creek Mining Company were helpful and cooperativeduring the
Report (issue)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PREPARED IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA METALLOGENESIS OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE RUSSIAN NORTHEAST By Warren J. Noklebergl...and Richard D. Koch 1 1-U.S. Geological Survey ^-Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...OPEN-FILE REPORT 93-339 PREPARED IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...LODE DEPOSITS AND PLACER DISTRICTS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE RUSSIAN NORTHEAST By Warren J. Nokleberg1
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting...purposes, or for cabinet display. Although the basic mining and underground geology were known some two to
Report (issue)
ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-1-B THE BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA MAP AND TABLES DESCRIBING MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL...BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA. Barnes (1977) indicates the total coal resources of northern Alaska as about 110...billion metric tons of coal resources in northern Alaska occur north of the area considered in this report...prospect, the Omar, may be similar to the deposit at Bornite (area 10), a breccia filling in carbonate rocks...part of the studies on National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. Detailed studies have been undertaken at the Orenchwater
Report (issue)
Survey in Alaska: Accomplishments During 1975 The United States Geological Survey in Alaska: Accomplishments...Edward H. The United States Geological Survey in Alaska. (Geological Survey Circular 733) Supt.ofDocs.no...States Geological Survey 2. Geological research-Alaska. 3. Geology-AlaskaBibliography. I. Cobb, Edward...resources of Alaska, by Edward H. Cobb ___________________________ New gravity map of Alaska, by David F...______________________ Exploration geochemistry in Alaska, by G. C. Curtin, G. W. Day, C. L. Forn, T. D.
Report (volume)
Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...antimony and molybdenum- - - - - - 29 Willow Creek district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
and placer districts for the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera, by Warren J. Nokleberg...deposits and placer districts of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera. The report provides...Format) formats, and the mineral-deposit and placer district tables in dBase 3/4, FileMaker Pro 2.0, and tab-delineated...ACADEMY OF SCIENCES GEOLOGICAL COMMITTEE OF RUSSIA ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...AND PLACER DISTRICTS FOR THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST, ALASKA, AND THE CANADIAN CORDILLERA By Warren J. Nokleberg1
Report (issue)
THE SHUNGNAK REGION, KOBUK YALLEY. By PHILIP S. SMITH and HENRY M. EAKIN. INTRODUCTION. In the central...produced annually for several years, in 1910 the district was nearly deserted. Many problems of importance...region considered in this report lies north of the Arctic Circle, adjacent to the 157th meridian. Particular...the region between Kogoluktuk Eiver on the east, Shungnak River on the north and west, and the Kobuk on...comprehensive account of the features of northwestern Alaska is in preparation and will serve to extend the
Report (issue)
75 )'1.1)+%#. 5748';  #PEJQTCIG #NCUMC Alaska Resource Data File Wiseman quadrangle Descriptions...mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. o o o o o o o o Distribution of mineral...occurrences in the Wiseman 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...the U.S. Government. OPEN-FILE REPORT 03-447 Alaska Resource Data File WI001 Site name(s): Unnamed...Additional comments: The site is in Gates of the Arctic National Park. References: Brosge and Reiser, 1960;
Report (issue)
The Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program Background Information to Accompany Mineral-Resource and...Maps of the Anchorage Quadrangle, South-Central Alaska V .U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 1094 Cover...G.K. Gilbert and other members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition after they had named many of the surrounding...geographic dictionary of Alaska. Photograph by G.R. Winkler, July 14, 1983. The Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment...Maps of the Anchorage Quadrangle, South-Central Alaska By D.J. MADDEN-McGUIRE and G.R. WINKLER U.S. GEOLOGICAL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ruby Creek Copper Deposit, SouthwesternBrooksRange,Alaska MURRAY W. HITZMAN* Departmentof Geology,StanfordUniversity...Stanford,California 94305 Abstract At RubyCreek,Alaska,a 1-km-diameter bodyof hydrothermal dolostone cutsthroughover...northernflankof the THERubyCreek(Bornite)copperdepositis located in theAmblerdistrict,Alaska,approximately 350 km...BrooksRange.Althoughcopper northwest of Fairbanks and 60 km north of the Arctic mineralizationhasbeenrecognizedin...Hydrothermal dolostone • Contact • Jurassic-Devonian • Bornite carbonate sequence ! ' i ' ., ' ':' •///•
Report (volume)
DiBECTOB BULLETIN 536 THE NOATAK-KOBUE REGION ALASKA BY PHILIP S. SMITH WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING............................................ 125 Shungnak region..........................................River......................................... 129 Shungnak River....................................................... 154 Conclusions concerning future mining developments...................... 156 Index..... PREFACE. By ALFRED H. BROOKS. The part of Alaska north of the Arctic Circle, including about 150,000 square
Book
to Find Gems and Minerals in L.\merica Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut...of commercial mining is also long, beginning with the Kenya opal mines of 4000 B.C. Mining began with gemstones...gemstones, instead of metallic ores, and mining for turquoise was enormously extended throughout the...Seattle and San Francisco for the Klondike and Alaska thirty-one centuries later. By 500 B.c. the Greeks...miners were unbelievably careless in their hasty mining of only the highest-grade ores. Rock hunters today
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
8300-999 Silves, Portugal Miner Deposita deposit in Arctic Norway, the Cu mineralization was shown to be synorogenic...deposits and prospects in the Domes region, the northwest Zambian part of the Central African Copperbelt...deposit-scale zoning, typically from chalcocite through bornite and chalcopyrite (±carrollite) to distal pyrite...Chambishi SE Eastern Kafue Anticline Konkola District Domes Region Mufulira Konkola West Sentinel...is untested for Re-Os, and for chalcopyrite and bornite, there is conflicting evidence regarding Re-Os
Report (issue)
Assessment of the Wiseman 1° by 3° Quadrangle, Alaska by James D. Bliss , William P. Brosge , John... 1. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. 2. Alaska Division of Mines and Geology, Fairbanks, AK. 3...7), devoted to the mineral deposits of northern Alaska, became available just as the Wiseman mineral resource...Wiseman quadrangle (fig. 1) has been made under the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP). The...Doonerak Fenster, trending northeast, flanked on the northwest and southeast by large synforms. The exposed core
 
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