Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN116; near Omilak Creek), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN116; near Omilak Creek) | - not defined - |
| Council Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 1' 12'' North , 162° 33' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This occurrence is 3,000 feet S 60 E of the Foster prospect (BN098). Omilak Creek flows westward from headwaters in the northern Darby Mountains to the Fish River in McCarthy's Marsh.
Geology: A small gossan in metacarbonate rocks contains limonite, cerussite and some galena. A grab sample assayed 6.3 % Pb (Mulligan, 1962). This is in high grade carbonate metamorphic rocks of probable lower Paleozoic age (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: No workings are known at his locality.
Age: Cretaceous ?; Epigenetic mineralization in metamorphic rocks of Seward Peninsula is primarily of Cretaceous age.
Alteration: Oxidation of sulfide minerals.
Commodities (Major) - Pb
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Polymetallic vein or replacement in marble (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 19a or
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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:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BN116 |
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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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