Bailey deposit, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 60° 46' North , 128° 51' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 60.76667,-128.85000 |
GeoHash: | G#: c4u3eynr3 |
Locality type: | Deposit |
Köppen climate type: | Dfc : Subarctic climate |
Skarn-type tungsten deposit, discovered in 1974.
Ref.:
- Werner, A.B.T., Sinclair, W.D., and Amey, E.B. (1998): International Strategic Mineral Issues Summary Report - Tungsten. US Geological Survey Circular 930-O.
Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Cretaceous 66 - 145 Ma ID: 3186471 | Mesozoic intrusive rocks Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma) Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Late Devonian 358.9 - 382.7 Ma ID: 658633 | Sedimentary; Slope and deep water Age: Late Devonian (358.9 - 382.7 Ma) Description: Eastern Alaska, Yukon, Mackenzie region, Selwyn Mountains, Mackenzie Mountains Comments: Orogen, fold-thrust belt, folded region; Gordey & Makepeace, 2003 Lithology: Shale, chert, iron-formation, greywacke, turbidite, argillaceous limestone, matrix-supported conglomerate or metamorphosed equivalent Reference: J.C. Harrison, M.R. St-Onge, O.V. Petrov, S.I. Strelnikov, B.G. Lopatin, F.H. Wilson, S. Tella, D. Paul, T. Lynds, S.P. Shokalsky, C.K. Hults, S. Bergman, H.F. Jepsen, and A. Solli. Geological map of the Arctic. doi:10.4095/287868. Geological Survey of Canada Map 2159A. [2] |
Series 2 - Ediacaran 509 - 635 Ma ID: 2044183 | Mount Mye Fm |
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