McCally Creek Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McCally Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 44' 29'' North , 157° 20' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Location: This prospect is on McCally Creek, about 1.6 miles north-northeast of VABM 2484 on Barometer Mountain. The prospect is at an elevation of about 500 feet in the NE1/4 sec. 13, T. 19 N., R. 45 W., of the Seward Meridian. The prospect is locality 23 of Miller and others (1989). The location is approximate.
Geology: The McCally Creek prospect consists of disseminated cinnabar in sandstone and shale of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group, near the contact with the granite porphyry intrusive complex that makes up most of Barometer Mountain (Cady and others, 1955; Miller and others, 1989). No size, orientation, or assay information is available. The mineralization at the McCally Creek prospect is probably similar to mineralization at the Fairview prospect (SM019).
Workings: Only surface exploration has taken place on the property (Cady and others, 1955).
Age: Undated; the nearby Fairview prospect (ARDF SM019) has a 40Ar/39Ar age of 72.6 Ma (Gray, Gent, and others, 1997).
Commodities (Major) - Hg
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Silica-carbonate mercury (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27c).
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.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SM045 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Farewell buried DomainDomain
- Farewell TerranePassive Margin
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
