Montana; Montana Bog Iron Occurrence, Willow Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Montana; Montana Bog Iron Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Willow Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 4' 12'' North , 150° 2' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Y | 1,260 (2011) | 14.1km |
| Talkeetna | 876 (2011) | 28.4km |
| Trapper Creek | 481 (2011) | 29.2km |
| Willow | 2,102 (2014) | 35.9km |
| Houston | 2,206 (2017) | 50.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
198953
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:198953:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b0c8e8b3-c0fb-4f40-bab8-31f87dd7cfd4
This area is not large enough to be of economic interest; however, the area has not been prospected for similar, perhaps larger, deposits which may be present. This occurrence may be no more significant than the numerous unreported occurrences of this type occur throughout Alaska.
Location: Reed and others (1978, locality 65) locate this site in the drainage basin of Goose Creek, about 1.3 miles southeast of Montana, Alaska, in Section 20, T. 23 N., R. 4 W., of the Seward Meridian.
Geology: Bog iron is currently forming a deposit about 50 feet in diameter, up to 8 feet thick, composed of limonite and probably other hydrous iron minerals (Berg and Cobb, 1967). The highest tenor reported is 41.2% Fe.
Workings: Surface sampling is all that has been done here (Berg and Cobb, 1967). The highest tenor reported is 41.2% Fe.
Age: Recent.
Commodities (Major) - Fe
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Cox and Singer (1986) and Bliss (1992) do not include an ore deposit model for t
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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
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified | |||
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| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TL047 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Susitna BasinBasin
- Wrangellia DomainDomain
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