Koness River Headwaters Occurrence, Sheenjek Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Koness River Headwaters Occurrence | Occurrence |
Sheenjek Mining District | Mining District |
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 25' 11'' North , 144° 36' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
198402
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:198402:9
GUID (UUID V4):
b6566d19-9c07-4905-9ece-3609e58e99fa
See MAS/MILS Sequence # 0020240002, USBM (1995)
Location: Location plotted is locality 30 of Barker (1978, p. 14) and cited by Cobb and others (1981, p. A4); in headwater area of Koness River; within one mile (1.6 km).
Geology: Malachite and pyrite in green shale associated with red hematitic shales.
Workings: Stream sediment samples from area contain more than 1% Mn (Cobb and others, 1981, p. A4).
Commodities (Major) - Cu; (Minor) - Co, Mn, Zn
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Lode; disseminated, Cu in shale.
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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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | AC002 |
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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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