Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH277; north of peak 6168), Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH277; north of peak 6168) | - not defined - |
| Chistochina Mining District | Mining District |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 11' 42'' North , 144° 54' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201301
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201301:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b8683869-b6a6-4f4a-a093-46d633c896f3
Location: This occurrence is just north of peak 6168 on a steep ridge. It is about 0.1 mile south of the center of section 8, T. 20 S., R. 15 E., Fairbanks Meridian. It corresponds to locality 129 in table 2 of Nokleberg and others (1991). The location is approximate.
Geology: The rock in this area is Mesozoic (?) quartz monzonite that is cut by pegmatite dikes (Rose, 1967; Nokleberg and others, 1991). A pegmatite dike weakly stained with azurite assayed 0.22 percent copper.
Workings: Geologic mapping and limited surface sampling.
Age: Probably Mesozoic, the age of host pluton.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Polymetallic vein? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
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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
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MH277 |
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