Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA036; Muck Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA036; Muck Creek) | - not defined - |
| Fairhaven Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 45' 36'' North , 161° 31' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buckland | 431 (2017) | 30.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
200593
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200593:8
GUID (UUID V4):
4ae66a92-f22f-4c71-8053-1335790e21a5
Stream gradient approximately 150 feet per mile.
Location: This occurrence is at the head of Muck Creek, an informally named, north-flowing tributary to Hunter Creek. The map site is in section 14, T. 4 N., R. 14 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb, 1972 (MF-389), location 25.
Geology: The Muck Creek area is underlain by Upper Cretaceous granitic rocks that may contain uranium-bearing minerals (Gault and others, 1953). Two pan-concentrate samples of stream gravels contained 0.125% and 0.16% equivalent uranium. Heavy minerals from the concentrate include garnet, hornblende, augite, sphene, zircon, epidote, apatite, schleeite, powellite, ilmenite, hematite, limonite, magnetite, uranothorianite, and pyrite.
Workings: Two pan-concentrate samples were collected and analyzed for uranium content by the U.S. Geological Survey (Gault and others, 1953).
Age: Late Cretaceous; Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Radioactive minerals, W
Development Status: Undetermined
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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
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| β Thorianite Formula: ThO2 |
| β Thorianite var. Uranothorianite Formula: (Th,U)O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Thorianite | 4.DL.05 | ThO2 |
| β | var. Uranothorianite | 4.DL.05 | (Th,U)O2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Thorianite | ThO2 |
| O | β Thorianite var. Uranothorianite | (Th,U)O2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | β Thorianite | ThO2 |
| Th | β Thorianite var. Uranothorianite | (Th,U)O2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Thorianite var. Uranothorianite | (Th,U)O2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | CA036 |
|---|
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