Cow Creek Occurrence, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cow Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Koyukuk Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 22' 34'' North , 150° 10' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
197071
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:197071:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0521fd96-91c1-4ede-916c-b36ee8269b1c
Location: Cow Creek is a small, east-flowing tributary to the Middle Fork, Koyukuk River. Its mouth is about 1.8 miles southwest of Wiseman. The occurrence, as plotted by Brosge and Reiser (1960), is at an elevation of about 1,500 feet, in the SE1/4 section 26, T. 30 N., R. 12 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. It is just north of Cow Creek, on a small unnamed, north tributary. The location is accurate within one-half mile.
Geology: Brosge and Reiser (1960) noted copper sulfides and malachite staining in Devonian(?) schist and marble.
Workings: Only surface sampling.
Alteration: Alteration of copper minerals.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
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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
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | WI121 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Brooks RangeMountain Range
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Brooks Range DomainDomain
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