Cobblestone Creek Occurrence, Colville Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Cobblestone Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
Colville Mining District | Mining District |
North Slope Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 30' 36'' North , 150° 23' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
196969
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196969:9
GUID (UUID V4):
4b43a453-0513-4f9f-99b5-6ec5a65d08e6
Location: Located on west side of Cobblestone Creek, 15.7 km south of Arc Mountain. Known to within one mile.
Geology: Shale and silty mudstone of the Torok Formation are exposed along Cobblestone Creek; greenish-brown mudstone and shale locally display intense manganese staining. Siderite is abundant, but there were no specific manganese minerals identified.
Workings: Samples with iron-manganese staining contain up to 11.7% Mn.
Age: Cretaceous
Commodities (Major) - Mn
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Sedimentary manganese
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | CL006 |
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