Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID098; northwest valley wall of Reindeer River), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 19' 22'' North , 158° 56' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: This occurrence is on a steep, south-facing bluff along the Reindeer River. The occurrence is at an elevation of about 300 feet, about 0.4 mile southeast of hill 610, and about 0.5 mile southwest of the center of section 21, T. 26 N., R. 52 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: This occurrence is a grab sample of rhyolitic tuff from the Upper Cretaceous or early Tertiary, Yetna River volcanic field (Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Bundtzen and Miller, 1997; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, 2005). The sample contained 1,200 parts per billion (ppb) mercury (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Workings: Samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys in the 1980s (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Commodities (Major) - Hg
Development Status: None
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