Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC165; southwest flank of Joshua Green Peak), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 22' 4'' North , 142° 24' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is on the southwest flank of Joshua Green Peak. It is at an elevation of about 6,300 feet, 2,200 feet southwest of the peak in the NW1/4 of section 8, T. 6 S., R. 17 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 53 of MacKevett (1976); the location is accurate to within a few hundred feet.
Geology: This occurrence consists of an intensely iron-stained altered fault zone cuts Triassic Chitistone Limestone and siliciclastic rocks of the Triassic to Lower Jurassic(?) McCarthy Formation (MacKevett, 1970 [B 1333]; MacKevett and Smith, 1972; MacKevett, 1976). A sample from the altered zone contained 1,500 parts per million antimony (MacKevett and Smith, 1968).
Workings: Limited surface sampling.
Age: Jurassic or younger based on the age of the host rocks.
Alteration: Oxidation; iron-staining marks the altered zone.
Commodities (Major) - Sb
Development Status: None
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1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Stibnite ? Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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| ⓘ | Stibnite ? | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC165 |
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