Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC181; west of upper Hawkins Glacier), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC181; west of upper Hawkins Glacier) | - not defined - |
| Nizina Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 19' 9'' North , 141° 53' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is on the west valley wall of upper Hawkins Glacier. It is at an elevation of about 5,500 feet, 5,000 feet southeast of peak 11040 in the NE1/4 of section 30, T. 6 S., R. 20 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 43 of MacKevett (1976); the location is probably accurate to within 500 feet.
Geology: This occurrence is in altered Tertiary granodiorite. A sample contained 7 parts per million (ppm) silver, 200 ppm bismuth, and 500 ppm molybdenum (MacKevett, 1976).
Workings: Limited surface sampling.
Age: Tertiary based on the age of the granodiorite host rock.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Mo; (Minor) - Bi
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Porphyry Mo, low F? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21b)
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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:
| ⓘ Molybdenite ? Formula: MoS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Molybdenite ? | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC181 |
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