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Sitka, Alaska, USAi
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View of the Sitka area, ca. 1910.

Sitka, Alaska, USA
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Native Gold, etc.

Kimshan Cove, Sitka, Alaska, USA
08648350017272289087239.jpg
View of the Sitka area, ca. 1910.

Sitka, Alaska, USA
06935840017272281935861.jpg
Native Gold, etc.

Kimshan Cove, Sitka, Alaska, USA
08648350017272289087239.jpg
View of the Sitka area, ca. 1910.

Sitka, Alaska, USA
06935840017272281935861.jpg
Native Gold, etc.

Kimshan Cove, Sitka, Alaska, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, USA
Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA
Type:
City Borough
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sitka8,863 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
195045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195045:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Sitka, Alaska, États-Unis
German:
Sitka, Alaska, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Sitka, Alaska, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ситка, Аляска, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
锡特卡, 阿拉斯加州, 美国
Spanish:
Sitka, Alaska, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
سيتكا, ألاسكا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Սիտկա շրջան, Ալյասկա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Azeri:
Sitka, Alyaska, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Belarusian:
Сітка, Аляска, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সিটকা ব্যুরো, আলাস্কা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Breton:
Sitka, Alaska, Stadoù-Unanet Amerika
Bulgarian:
Ситка, Аляска, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Sitka, Alaska, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Sitka, Alaska
Cornish:
Sitka, Alaska, Statys Unys
Croatian:
Sitka, Aljaska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Czech:
Sitka, Aljaška, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Dutch:
Sitka, Alaska, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Sitka, Alasko
Estonian:
Sitka, Alaska, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Faroese:
Sitka, Alaska
Farsi/Persian:
سیتکا، آلاسکا, آلاسکا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Sitka, Alaska, Yhdysvallat
Haitian:
Sitka, Alaska, Etazini
Hebrew:
סיטקה, אלסקה, ארצות הברית
Hill Mari:
Ситка, Аляска, Америкын Ушымы Штатвлӓжӹ
Hungarian:
Sitka, Alaszka, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Icelandic:
Sitka, Alaska, Bandaríkin
Indonesian:
Sitka, Alaska, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Sitka, Alasca, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
シトカ, アラスカ州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
싯카, 알래스카주, 미국
Lithuanian:
Sitka, Aliaska, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Malagasy:
Sitka, Alaska, Etazonia
Malayalam:
സിറ്റ്ക, അലാസ്ക
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
सित्का, अलास्का, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska, USA
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Ossetian:
Ситкæ, Аляскæ, Америкæйы Иугонд Штаттæ
Polish:
Sitka, Alaska, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Sitka, Alasca, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Sitka, Alaska, Statele Unite ale Americii
Scots:
Sitka, Alaska
Serbian:
Ситка, Аљаска, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Sitka, Aljaska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
سیتکا، آلاسکا, آلاسکا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Tagalog:
Sitka, Alaska, Estados Unidos
Turkish:
Sitka, Alaska, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ситка, Аляска, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
سیٹکا، الاسکا, الاسکا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Sitka, Alaska, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Sitka, Lalaskän, Lamerikän
Waray:
Sitka, Alaska, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Sitka, Alaska, Unol Daleithiau America


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Commodity List

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chalcocite ?
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 38 localities in this region.
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 32 localities in this region.
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 60 localities in this region.
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite ?2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anthozoa
class		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa419.2 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Favosites
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites419.2 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Syringopora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Syringopora419.2 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Tentaculitida
order		Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida419.2 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Buchia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Buchiidae : Buchia163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Brachiopoda
phylum		Animalia : Brachiopoda419.2 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Atrypa
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Atrypa419.2 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Tabulata
subclass		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tabulata419.2 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitka,_Alaska
Wikidata ID:Q79804
GeoNames ID:5557293

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