Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CY033; north of Fisher Creek), Circle Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CY033; north of Fisher Creek) | - not defined - |
| Circle Mining District | Mining District |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 3' 0'' North , 142° 39' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
This site is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is location 1 of Cobb (1972 [MF-390]). It is on a northwest-facing hillside at an elevation of about 3,100 feet, about 1.75 miles north of Fisher Creek, in section 33, T. 3 N., R. 25 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The coordinates are for the center of the prospect. The location is accurate to within one mile.
Geology: This unnamed occurrence is near a high-angle normal fault between Paleozoic to Precambrian pelitic schist on the south and Paleozoic phyllitic argillite on the north (Dover and Miyaoka, 1988). The occurrence consists of chalcopyrite and secondary copper minerals in quartz and carbonate veins in greenschist, greenstone, and thin carbonate layers. The vein material is estimated to be less than 3 percent of the exposed rock (Clark and Foster, 1971).
Workings: The area was mapped and sampled in the mid-1970s (Clark and Foster, 1971).
Alteration: There is local oxidation of copper minerals.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Cu-quartz vein.
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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
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite ? Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite ? | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | CY033 |
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