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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BT017; west of Sithylemenkat Lake), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BT017; west of Sithylemenkat Lake)- not defined -
Koyukuk Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 7' 41'' North , 151° 26' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
66.12806,-151.44889
GeoHash:
G#: beu21wnrc
GRN:
N45W46
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
200580
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200580:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


See also: Caribou Mountain (BT011).
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 1,100 feet on the ridge about 0.75 mile west-northwest of the outlet of Sithylemenkat Lake. The location is accurate to within one-half mile.
Geology: This occurrence consists of chromite as an accessory mineral in mafic and ultramafic rocks (Foley, 1992). The rocks are part of the Caribou Mountain-Melozitna ultramafic belt which hosts chromite occurrences elsewhere. The rocks that define the belt consist of serpentinized dunite, peridotite, and gabbro. A serpentinite sample from a frost boil contains 700 ppm cobalt, 3,000 ppm chromium, and 500 ppm copper (Foley, 1992). Kurtak and others (1999 and 2002) report that 3 samples of serpentinized dunite and/or gabbro contain as much as 0.74% chromium, 120 ppm cobalt, and 2,400 ppm nickel Disseminated chromite was observed in the sample with the highest chromium value.
Workings: Only surface sampling.
Alteration: Serpentinization.

Commodities (Major) - Co, Cr; (Minor) - Ni
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Podiform chromite (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 8a)

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Barker, J.C., and Foley, J.Y., 1986, Tin reconnaissance of the Kanuti and Hodzana Rivers uplands, central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9104, 27 p. Foley, J.Y., 1992, Ophiolite and other ultramafic metallogenic provinces in Alaska (west of the 141th meridian): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-20-B, 55 p. Foley, J.Y., Barker, J.C., and Brown, L.L., 1985, Critical and strategic minerals investigation in Alaska - chromium: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 97-85, 54 p., 1 sheet. Foley, J.Y., and McDermott, M.M., 1983, Podiform chromite occurrences in the Caribou Mountain and Lower Kanuti River areas, central Alaska; Part 1--Reconnaissance investigations: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8915, 27 p., 1 sheet. Kurtak, J.M., Klieforth, R.F., Clark, J.M., and Maclean, E.A., 2002, Mineral investigations in the Koyukuk mining district, northern Alaska: Final Report: U.S. Bureau of Land Management Technical Report 50, v. 1 and 2, 845 p. Kurtak, J.M., Klieforth, R.F., Clark, J.M., and Williams, E.M., 1999, Mineral investigations in the Koyukuk mining district, northern Alaska--Progress Report: U.S. Bureau of Land Management Open-File Report 74, 158 p. Patton, W.W., Jr., and Miller, T.P., 1970, Preliminary geologic investigations in the Kanuti River region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1312-J, p. J1-J10.
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