Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID065; upper Dishna River), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID065; upper Dishna River) | - 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° 37' 49'' North , 157° 28' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Locality equivalent to #75 of Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray (2005), Table 1.
Location: This occurrence lies on an isolated, north-south trending ridge in the upper Disha River basin. The locality lies 0.2 mile south-southwest of Hill 1340, southwest of the center of section 2, T. 29 N., R. 44 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: Altered sandstone and shale of the Upper Cretaceous Kuskokwim Group. A grab sample yielded 2.9 ppm Hg, but no ore minerals were observed. A small northeast-trending felsic dike lies 0.7 mile north of the sample site.
Commodities (Major) - Hg
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Hot spring gold-silver (?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 25a).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar ? Formula: HgS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar ? | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | ID065 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Angayucham TerraneAccretionary Complex
- Farewell buried DomainDomain
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