Arey Creek Tributary Occurrence, Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Arey Creek Tributary Occurrence | Occurrence |
Canning Mining District | Mining District |
North Slope Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
69° 18' 0'' North , 143° 55' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
196313
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196313:0
GUID (UUID V4):
075b39c0-0892-4534-ac9e-f469395f4e62
'USGS OF 257, p. 207-208' was listed as a reference for this mineral occurrence. Kelley was unable to verify this reference (September, 1996).
Location: Accurate to within 1,525 meters (5,000 ft). Grybeck, 1977, p. 42, Locality 2.
Geology: Galena, sphalerite(?), and chalcopyrite in highly deformed pods or stringers of vein quartz and schistose rock a few centimeters (inches) wide along sheared contacts between granite and quartz monzonite dikes at two localities.
Commodities (Major) - Pb; Cu; possibly Zn
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Lode; Felsic-plutonic related veins
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | DP006 |
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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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