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Chandler Lake Occurrence, Colville Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 18' North , 152° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
68.30000,-152.50000
GeoHash:
G#: bs5s9c8uk
GRN:
N46W44
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
196862
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196862:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Location: Known to within 1 mile.
Geology: Samples are of black, medium to coarsely oolitic phosphate rock from (probably) near the top of the Alapha Limestone. Phosphatic pellets, partly replaced by calcite, are in the calcite matrix. Purple fluorite occurs in and around the edges of phosphatic pellets and in veinlets in calcite.
Workings: Sample contained 25.6% P2O5, 0.02% V2O5, and 0.009% equiv. U; Field location 45 AGr21
Age: Mississippian

Commodities (Major) - P; V; (Minor) - V
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Bedded phosphorite

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘVanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
ClChlorine
Clⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
VVanadium
Vⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
PbLead
Pbⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl

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Link to USGS - Alaska:CL003

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References

Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628, 106 p. Grybeck, Donald, 1977, Map showing known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166-C, 45 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000. Patton, W.W., Jr., and Matzko, J.J., 1959, Phosphate deposits in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 302-A, p. 1-17. Wedow, Helmuth, Jr., White, M.G. and Moxham, R.M., 1952, Interim report on an appraisal of the uranium possibilities of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51, 123 p.
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