Siniktanneyak Mtn. Occurrence, Noatak Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Siniktanneyak Mtn. Occurrence | Occurrence |
Noatak Mining District | Mining District |
North Slope Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 19' 48'' North , 158° 27' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
199968
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199968:9
GUID (UUID V4):
67677940-fe58-4a99-9fdf-0695111653ec
See MAS/MILS Sequence #0020200006 (USBM, 1995)
Location: Location plotted is center of chromite zone shown by Jansons and Baggs (1980, p. 26), in T34N, R2E; in saddle on ridge line about 1 mi (1.6 km) east of Siniktanneyak Mountain summit; located to within 1 mi (1.6 km). .
Geology: Peridotite in Jurassic? mafic-ultramafic complex contains widespread disseminated chromite and small chromite-bearing lenses, the largest being 8 in. thick and 12 ft. long (Jansons and Baggs, 1980, p. 65-9).
Age: Jurassic?
Commodities (Major) - Cr; (Minor) - Ag
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Lode; podiform chromite
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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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | HW012 |
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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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