Otuk Creek Occurrence, Colville Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Otuk Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
Colville Mining District | Mining District |
North Slope Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 19' 12'' North , 155° 42' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
199285
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199285:7
GUID (UUID V4):
99686f4c-7599-493f-80b6-1c0e198ea36d
Location: Located on east side of upper tributary of Otuk Creek. Known to within one mile.
Geology: Outcrop of Kayak Shale contains Fe-rich sulfide-bearing concretions that range from 7.6 cm to 20 cm in diameter. The cores of some concretions contain sphalerite, pyrite, and minor galena.
Workings: Sulfide-bearing concretions have up to 2.3 ppm Ag, more than 5,000 ppm Ba, and 1,500 ppm Zn.
Age: Lower Mississippian
Commodities (Major) - Pb, Zn
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Sediment-hosted Pb-Zn
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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
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | KL009 |
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