Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH024; northeast of Dot Lake), Goodpaster Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH024; northeast of Dot Lake) | - not defined - |
| Goodpaster Mining District | Mining District |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 44' 32'' North , 144° 1' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201177:9
GUID (UUID V4):
29089919-0c68-4ade-b8f2-329ad32427f9
Location: This occurrence is north of the Tanana River a few miles northeast of Dot Lake. The location is approximate and based on Saunders' (1958) imprecise description. The accuracy of the location is indeterminate; it may be several or many miles away.
Geology: Specimens from this occurrence have asbestos seams as much as three-quarters of an inch wide (Saunders, 1958). Saunders examined a hand specimen at Dot Lake village; he did not visit the location. The rocks at the occurrence are not described.
Alteration: Serpentinization of olivine-bearing ultramafic rock.
Commodities (Major) - Asbestos
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Serpentine-hosted asbestos (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 8d).
Select Mineral List Type
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.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysotile ? Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chrysotile ? | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MH024 |
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