Natvakruak Lake Occurrence, Colville Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Natvakruak Lake Occurrence | Occurrence |
Colville Mining District | Mining District |
North Slope Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 18' North , 151° 42' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Anaktuvuk Pass | 337 (2017) | 17.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
199076
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199076:1
GUID (UUID V4):
daf6169d-f372-430a-a0ef-b8b5be317400
Location: Known to within 1 mile.
Geology: Phosphate occurs in a sequence of black chert, lenticular dark siltstone, dark brittle shale, and oolitic phosphate rock that is probably part of the black chert and shale unit of the Alapha limestone. The deposit occurs on a thrust plate overlying the Siksikpuk formation.
Workings: 27.9% P2O5; .020% EU.; Field station 50 AKe279
Age: Mississippian
Commodities (Major) - P2O5
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Bedded phosphorite
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:
ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | CL001 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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