Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - LG025; near Amy Dome), Tolovana Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - LG025; near Amy Dome) | - not defined - |
| Tolovana Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 30' 0'' North , 148° 22' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
This site was referred to as the 'Hudson Cinnabar' prospect in Nokleberg and others (1987), but it is in a different location than the Hudson cinnabar mine on Olive Creek (ARDF no. LG015).
Location: SE1/4SE1/4 sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 4 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This occurrence is approximately 1.5 miles east of Amy Dome.
Geology: Cinnabar occurs in disseminations and quartz veins in altered granite dikes and plutons that intrude Ordovician to Devonian siltstone and argillite (Robinson and others, 1982).
Age: Host rock is Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary granite.
Commodities (Major) - Hg
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Cinnabar-quartz vein.
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG025 |
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