Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SM056; on lower Kiokluk Creek), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SM056; on lower Kiokluk Creek) | - not defined - |
Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 20' 0'' North , 158° 9' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201646
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201646:0
GUID (UUID V4):
688174e8-e0d3-405b-8cbc-54f5791d3ef2
Location: This occurrence is along the eastern edge of a steep-walled canyon along lower Kiokluk Creek. The occurrence is at an elevation of about 650 feet about 3.7 miles southwest of the summit of Chuneekluk Mountain, in the NW1/4 sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 50 W., of the Seward Meridian.
Geology: This occurrence is in an altered rhyolite dike that intrudes sandstone and shale of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim group (Cady and others, 1955; Decker and others, 1995; Miller and others, 1989). One grab sample contained 1.9 parts per million mercury (Robinson, 1984 [RI 84-11]).
Workings: The Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys investigated this occurrence in the 1980s (Robinson, 1984 [RI 84-11]; Decker and others, 1995).
Commodities (Major) - Hg
Development Status: None
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