Cinnabar Chief Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar Chief Prospect | Prospect |
| Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 45' 27'' North , 157° 27' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
196931
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196931:6
GUID (UUID V4):
7a7bbee6-e844-4855-b2e8-924a7fe5fce5
Location: The Cinnabar Chief prospect is near the head of an unnamed, east-flowing tributary to Fuller Creek, about 3.0 mile south-southwest of the mouth of Fuller Creek and 0.4 mile southeast of hill 1115. It is at an elevation of about 650 feet in the NW1/4 sec. 9, T. 19 N., R. 45 W., of the Seward Meridian. The prospect is locality 15 of Miller and others (1989). The location is accurate.
Geology: The rocks in the vicinity of this prospect are shale and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group (Cady and others, 1955). No more is known about the prospect than cinnabar occurs here. G.C. Bettles of the Kuskokwim Mercury Company sampled the Cinnabar Chief prospect in 1926 but he did not find economic concentrations of ore (Smith, 1929; Meyer, 1985).
Workings: G.C. Bettles of the Kuskokwim Mercury Company sampled the Cinnabar Chief prospect in 1926 but he did not find economic concentrations of ore (Smith, 1929; Meyer, 1985).
Commodities (Major) - Hg
Development Status: None
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.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SM017 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Farewell buried DomainDomain
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
