Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID092; west head of Beaver Creek), Innoko Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID092; west head of Beaver Creek) | - not defined - |
| Innoko Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 41' 18'' North , 156° 22' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This occurrence is about 650 feet south of hill 1325 at the western head of Beaver Creek. The occurrence is near the center of the SE1/4, section 15, T. 30 N., R. 38 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: This occurrence consists of a sericitized zone in a granite-porphyry intrusion that cuts shale and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group (Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, 2005). Samples from the altered zone contained up to 200 parts per million (ppm) arsenic, 28 ppm antimony, and 2,200 parts per billion (ppb) mercury (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Workings: Surface sampling was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in the 1980s (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Age: Unknown; the granite porphyry that hosts the altered zone is undated.
Alteration: Granite porphyry is altered to sericite.
Commodities (Major) - As; (Minor) - Hg, Sb
Development Status: None
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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:
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | ID092 |
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