Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AN090), Anchorage Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AN090) | - not defined - |
Anchorage Mining District | Mining District |
Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 34' 47'' North , 148° 57' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Lazy Mountain | 1,479 (2011) | 5.2km |
Butte | 3,246 (2011) | 6.1km |
Palmer | 6,788 (2017) | 9.0km |
Farm Loop | 1,028 (2011) | 12.1km |
Knik River | 744 (2011) | 13.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Mat-Su Rock and Mineral Club | Palmer, Alaska | 9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
202561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202561:5
GUID (UUID V4):
9bd2d8e8-7742-41db-9e1c-d1b01158693a
Location: 1.4 miles northeast of VABM Swan (Burnt Butte), at 1,000 ft elevation. Accurate within 1 mile. Locality 78 of Jasper (1967) and locality 92 of Cobb (1972).
Geology: Stream flowing through Quaternary surficial deposits. Float lithologies include granite, greenstone breccia, dike, argillite, and some hematite. Concentrates contain traces of magnetite, pyrite, zircon, and galena. Assays indicate 125 ppm Zn and 5 ppm Mo (Jasper, 1967).
Workings: Concentrates have 1 to 2 percent pyrite, 2 grains of galena and trace amounts of magnetite and zircon. Assays indicate 125 ppm Zn and 5 ppm Mo (Jasper, 1967).
Commodities (Major) - Mo, Zn; (Minor) - Pb
Development Status: None
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4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | AN090 |
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