Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID060; near VABM Hickey), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID060; near VABM Hickey) | - not defined - |
| Iditarod Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 39' 40'' North , 157° 37' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This occurrence is about 600 feet east of VABM Hickey at an elevation of about 2,150 feet. The occurrence is near the center of section 25, T. 30 N., R. 45 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: This occurrence is a brecciated, iron- stained sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group that contains quartz veins (Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, 2005). Samples of the iron-stained breccia zones with quartz veins contained 70 parts per million (ppm) antimony, 850 parts per billion (ppb) mercury, and 50 ppm arsenic (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Workings: The Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and U.S. Geological Survey sampled the site in 1984 and 1986 (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Commodities (Major) - Hg, Sb; (Minor) - As
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
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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
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
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| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | ID060 |
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