Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN034; Kougarok River), Kougarok Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN034; Kougarok River) | - not defined - |
| Kougarok Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 40' 12'' North , 164° 48' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This location is approximately located, probably within one mile. Smith (1908) reports it to be a lode occurrence near the mouth of Taylor Creek. Taylor Creek is a major east tributary to Kougarok River. The mouth of Taylor Creek is 1,000 feet north of the termination of the Nome-Taylor road at Taylor. This is locality 1 of Cobb (1972; MF 417; 1975; OFR 75-429).
Geology: Smith (1908, p, 244) reports that copper sulfides (chalcopyrite ?)are present in metamorphosed limestone (marble) on Kougarok River somewhere near the mouth of Taylor Creek. Bedrock in the upper Kougarok River area is part of a lower Paleozoic metasedimentary assemblage (Sainsbury and others, 1969; Till and others, 1986).
Workings: No workings are known for this occurrence.
Age: Unknown; if epigenetic then perhaps Cretaceous. The major episode of epigenetic mineralization on Seward Peninsula accompanied higher temperature metamophism and mid- to Late Cretaceous granitic plutonism in the region.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Chalcopyrite in marble ?
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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.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite ? Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite ? | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BN034 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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