Moil Creek Occurrence, Lisburne Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Moil Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Lisburne Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 6' 35'' North , 162° 57' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Red Dog Mine | 309 (2013) | 7.7km |
Location: According to unpublished industry data, the Moil Creek occurrence is at an elevatrion of about 750 feet, on a short, east-flowing tributary to Ikalukrok Creek (J. Britton, oral communication, 1998). The map site is in section 2, T. 31 N., R. 19 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate to within 0.5 mile.
Geology: The Moil Creek occurrence consists of bedded barite lenses in dark Triassic(?) shales of the Otuk Formation (D. Moore, oral communication, 1985).
Age: Triassic?
Commodities (Major) - Ba
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Bedded barite (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 31b).
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 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | DL003 |
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