Nakolikurok Creek Occurrence, Noatak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nakolikurok Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Noatak Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 37' 47'' North , 160° 23' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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This location is in the Noatak Wilderness of the Noatak National Park Reserve.
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 1,350 feet on the east bank of the middle reaches of Nakolikurok Creek. It is in section 23, T. 26 N., R. 8 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb (1972, MF-386), location 2, and Schmidt and Allegro (1988), location 104.
Geology: This occurrence consists of a quartz vein in a greenstone sill. The vein contains 1% copper, and the greenstone contains 0.02% copper (Schmidt and Allegro, 1988).
Workings: The site was visited and sampled by the U.S. Geological Survey (Schmidt and Allegro, 1988).
Age: Mid-Paleozoic?
Commodities (Major) - Cu, Mo
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Sulfide-bearing quartz vein.
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2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BM015 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Brooks RangeMountain Range
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Brooks Range DomainVolcanic Arc
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