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Sphalerite from
Bornite, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bornite, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:577495
Long-form Identifier:1:3:577495:1
GUID (UUID V4):d3a7f3c4-5b3f-43a9-b79e-06ff0062fb00
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.3km (2.1 miles) Ruby Creek, Amber Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) Dead Creek; Steptoes Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) Arctic Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
27.0km (16.7 miles) Smucker Prospect (Charlie; Patti; Puzzle; Ambler 4-B), Kiana Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) Horse Creek; Cliff; Dh; Lost Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) Diane Creek Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) Jerry Creek Prospect (BT claim group), Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - SP028; northwest of tributary to Mauneluk River), Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) BTcc Prospects, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AR037), Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE AMBLER RIVER QUADRANGLE, ALASKA, SUPPLEMENT TO OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-628 PART A ...Ambler River and other quadrangles in northern Alaska (Cobb, E. H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral...mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628...described in Part A the name, U.S. Bureau of Mines mining district, reference that has the occurrence plotted...used are: AOF B C GR 1C OF MF P RI TDM USBM OF Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
Report (issue)
mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. 159' 156' B1 AR060. AR051 AR050 1 AR048 \...River l:250,000-scale quadrangle, north central Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...the author(s) of this compilation: Steven Nelson Alaska U.S. Geological Survey 4200 University Dr. Anchorage...e-mail: fwilson@usgs.gov Location of map area in Alaska This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed...REPORT 97-856 science for a changing " * world Alaska Resource Data File Page 1 Site: Kobuk River Type:
Report (issue)
SURVEY KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA By Donald Grybeck Open-file report 77-166C 1977...BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA by Donald Grybeck This report, one of a series under the Regional Alaska Mineral Resource...mineral deposits of the Brooks Range. The Regional Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program is directed...the land selected under section 17 (d)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Brooks Range Because...unlikely in most of the area with the exception of the Arctic National Wildlife Range. There are no published
Report (volume)
Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...antimony and molybdenum- - - - - - 29 Willow Creek district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (volume)
Metalliferous Lode Deposits and Placer Districts of Alaska By WARREN j. NOKLEBERG, THOMAS K. BUNDTZEN, HENRY...metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786 Bibliography...No.: 119.3:1786 1. Placer deposits-Alaska. 2. Ore deposits-Alaska. I. Nokleberg, Warren j. II. Series...COVER Mill buildings at Kennecott, Alaska. The Kennecott district Cu-Ag mines in the Wrangell Mountains...deposit description for Kennecott district (number 30 for southern Alaska). Copyrighted drawing used by permission
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska ..............................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................................14 Arizona – Apache Co. Mining Districts .............................................................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ...........................................24 Arizona – Northern half of Coconino Co. Mining Districts ..............................25 Arizona
Report (issue)
SURVEY Metallogeny and Major Mineral Deposits of Alaska by 1 Thomas K. BundtzenS 7 Henry C. Berg 0"3 ,...endorsement by the U.S.G.S. ' U.S. Geological Survey ^ Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...unpublished data on metalliferous mineral deposits of Alaska, and on recent and older published articles and... universities, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys... Andersen, Resource Associates of Alaska, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska Roger P. Ashley, U.S. Geological Survey
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska..................................................Randolph Co., no communities shown on map but various mining districts overlap into Randolph Co.: c Dyne Cr... 11 E, first gold-bearing quartz discovery in district⎯Gold; f Valdor property, Sec. 3, T. 17 S, R. 11...Mine; (k) other nearby mines⎯Copper sulfides, Sphalerite; (l) Turkey Heaven, area⎯Kyanite (in veins in...Chulafinnee Placer, Sec. 14, 15, 16, T. 17 S, R. 9 E (mining mostly along Chulafinnee Dr. in gravels which were
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska..................................................Randolph Co., no communities shown on map but various mining districts overlap into Randolph Co.: c Dyne Cr... 11 E, first gold-bearing quartz discovery in district⎯Gold; f Valdor property, Sec. 3, T. 17 S, R. 11...Mine; (k) other nearby mines⎯Copper sulfides, Sphalerite; (l) Turkey Heaven, area⎯Kyanite (in veins in...Chulafinnee Placer, Sec. 14, 15, 16, T. 17 S, R. 9 E (mining mostly along Chulafinnee Dr. in gravels which were
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1592-1618 Geologyand Mineralization of the Ambler District, NorthwesternAlaska MURRAY W. HITZMAN, ChevronResourcesCompany...Hunt, Ware and Proffett,P.O. Box 111253, Anchorage,Alaska 99511 JEANINEM. SCHMIDT,* Departmentof Applied...Abstract The Ambler district is located along the southernmargin of the BrooksRange, Alaska. Mineral explorationsincethe...assivesulfidelackingwell-definedventareas.The Bornite carbonatesequence containssignificant coppermineralization...the Angayucham maficvolcanicrocks. Introduction District locationand history River, or foot. Explorationin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SulfurIsotopesof the Ruby Creek CopperProspect,Bornite,Alaska DONALD D. RUNNELLS Abstract The Ruby Creek...the western Brooks Range, 300 miles northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska. The dominantstructureof the districtis...bornRe, tennantite-tetrahedrite, chalcocite,and sphalerite. Symmetricalzoning of the coppersulfidesextends...There is a closerelationship be- is now called Bornite for postal purposes)lies on the northern flank...Creekin his summaryof the geologyand ore depositsof Alaska. The reader is referred to Herreid (1961) for an
Report (issue)
OTHER MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC METALLOGENIC PROVINCES IN ALASKA (WEST OF THE 141st MERIDIAN) By Jeffrey Y. Foley1...Mines, Alaska Field Operations Center. Present address: 3301 C Street, Suite 525, Anchorage, Alaska, 99503-3935...Introduction Metallogenic provinces Northern and western Alaska Western Brooks Range metallogenic province Seward...metallogenic province Alaska Range Eastern Alaska Range metallogenic province Central Alaska Range metallogenic...metallogenic province Southwestern Alaska metallogenic province South-Central Alaska Border Ranges metallogenic
Report (issue)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PREPARED IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA METALLOGENESIS OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE RUSSIAN NORTHEAST By Warren J. Noklebergl...and Richard D. Koch 1 1-U.S. Geological Survey ^-Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...OPEN-FILE REPORT 93-339 PREPARED IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...LODE DEPOSITS AND PLACER DISTRICTS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE RUSSIAN NORTHEAST By Warren J. Nokleberg1
Report (volume)
Synopsis of the Mineral Resources and Geology of Alaska GEOLOGICAL 1 SURVEY BULLETIN 1307 Synopsis... Synopsis of the Mineral Resources and Geology of Alaska By EDWARD H. COBB GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1307...with the Department of Natural Resources, State of Alaska UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON:...Introduction _________________________________ Alaska Peninsula region ___________________________ Aleutian..._________ Northern Alaska region ____________________________ Northwestern Alaska region _^_______________________
Report (issue)
ON AN APPRAISAL OF THE URANIUM POSSIBILITIES OF ALASKA* By Helmuth Wedow9 Max G 0 White, and Robert M0...authors 7 opinions of the uranium possibilities of Alaska through March 1951 S the date of the completion...Seward Peninsula-Kobuk region ............ York district .................. Lost River area ................ Uranium possibilities of the York district . Nome district .................. . Uranium- possibilities...possibilities ........... Council district ................ Uranium possibilities- ........... Pairhaven and
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Ruby Creek Copper Deposit, SouthwesternBrooksRange,Alaska MURRAY W. HITZMAN* Departmentof Geology,StanfordUniversity...Stanford,California 94305 Abstract At RubyCreek,Alaska,a 1-km-diameter bodyof hydrothermal dolostone cutsthroughover...dolostoneand is commonlyassociated with minor sphalerite, barite,andbariumsilicates. In thecoreof the...northernflankof the THERubyCreek(Bornite)copperdepositis located in theAmblerdistrict,Alaska,approximately 350 km...BrooksRange.Althoughcopper northwest of Fairbanks and 60 km north of the Arctic mineralizationhasbeenrecognizedin
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stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting...purposes, or for cabinet display. Although the basic mining and underground geology were known some two to
Report (issue)
and placer districts for the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera, by Warren J. Nokleberg...deposits and placer districts of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera. The report provides...Format) formats, and the mineral-deposit and placer district tables in dBase 3/4, FileMaker Pro 2.0, and tab-delineated...ACADEMY OF SCIENCES GEOLOGICAL COMMITTEE OF RUSSIA ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...AND PLACER DISTRICTS FOR THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST, ALASKA, AND THE CANADIAN CORDILLERA By Warren J. Nokleberg1
Report (issue)
ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-1-B THE BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA MAP AND TABLES DESCRIBING MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL...BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA. Barnes (1977) indicates the total coal resources of northern Alaska as about 110...billion metric tons of coal resources in northern Alaska occur north of the area considered in this report...prospect, the Omar, may be similar to the deposit at Bornite (area 10), a breccia filling in carbonate rocks...part of the studies on National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. Detailed studies have been undertaken at the Orenchwater
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FOR THE COLLECTOR THE ALASKA HIGHWAY; DAWSON CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA TO YUKON/ALASKA BORDER Ann P. Sabina... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Alaska Highway Kiskatinaw River occurrences............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arctic Caribou (Big Thing) Mine . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Mile 0, The Alaska Highway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining operations at Grand Forks .. . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
Photographs showing samples of bauxite ore and sphalerite ore, which are the primary mineralogical sources............................................H14 Sphalerite................................................Photographs showing samples of bauxite ore and sphalerite ore, which are the primary mineralogical sources...bauxite deposits, and in the zinc-sulfide mineral sphalerite, which is found in many mineral deposits. At...gallium metal are produced from the processing of sphalerite ore from three types of deposits (sediment-hosted
Report (issue)
Assessment of the Wiseman 1° by 3° Quadrangle, Alaska by James D. Bliss , William P. Brosge , John... 1. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. 2. Alaska Division of Mines and Geology, Fairbanks, AK. 3...7), devoted to the mineral deposits of northern Alaska, became available just as the Wiseman mineral resource...Wiseman quadrangle (fig. 1) has been made under the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP). The...Doonerak Fenster, trending northeast, flanked on the northwest and southeast by large synforms. The exposed core
Report (issue)
ELECTROMETALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES IN THE UPPER LYNN CANAL AREA ALASKA UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR .Douglas...ELECTROMETALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES IN THE UPPER LYNN CANAL AREA, ALASKA By W. S. Twenhofel Washington, D. C., 1953 Free...ELECTROMETALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES IN THE UPPER LYNN CANAL AREA, ALASKA By w. s. Twenhofel CONTENTS Page Page Abstract...Copper......................... . Southeastern Alaska. . . . . . . . . . Prince William Sound . . . ..... . SoutheasternAlaska ......... . Kantishna district. . . . . . . . . . . . Aleutian Islands .....
Report (issue)
75 )'1.1)+%#. 5748';  #PEJQTCIG #NCUMC Alaska Resource Data File Wiseman quadrangle Descriptions...mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. o o o o o o o o Distribution of mineral...occurrences in the Wiseman 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...the U.S. Government. OPEN-FILE REPORT 03-447 Alaska Resource Data File WI001 Site name(s): Unnamed...Additional comments: The site is in Gates of the Arctic National Park. References: Brosge and Reiser, 1960;
Report (issue)
THE COLLECTOR The Alaska Highway; Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Yukon/Alaska border Ann P. Sabina...brief geological history How to use this guide The Alaska Highway Kiskatinaw River occurrences Pine River...trip to Carcross Union Mines Yukon Antimony Mine Arctic Caribou (Big Thing) Mine Venus Mine Miles Canyon...XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. xxx. XXXI. XXXII. Km 0, The Alaska Highway Concretions in sandstone, shale beds, km...Five Finger Rapids, Yukon River Treadwell-Yukon mining camp, Keno Hill The Royal North-West Mounted Police
 
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