Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI001; near Walkaround Creek), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI001; near Walkaround Creek) | - not defined - |
| Koyukuk Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 50' 24'' North , 152° 34' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201896
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201896:9
GUID (UUID V4):
044346b3-0524-4180-a031-9b1ca53b5d75
The site is in Gates of the Arctic National Park.
Location: Following Brosge and Reiser (1960), this occurrence is on the east side of Hunt Fork at an elevation of about 420 meters; it is about 0.4 mile south-southeast of the center of section 20, T. 35 N., R. 22 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within 1 mile. Early reports ( Berg and Cobb, 1967; Cobb, 1972 [OF 76-340]; Grybeck, 1977 ) commonly refer to both this site and WI002 as 'Hunt Fork'.
Geology: This occurrence consists of a galena-bearing, quartz vein (Brosge and Reiser, 1960). The rocks in the vicinity are black slate and phyllite of the Upper Devonian, Hunt Fork Shale.
Commodities (Major) - Pb
Development Status: None
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2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | WI001 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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