Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NR003; south-southeast of Koyuk), Koyuk Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NR003; south-southeast of Koyuk) | - not defined - |
| Koyuk Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 53' 56'' North , 161° 7' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Koyuk | 342 (2017) | 4.1km |
Location: This occurrence is located 600 feet inland from the beach of Norton Bay, just south of the mouth of the Koyuk River and about 2.5 miles south-southeast of the village of Koyuk. The location is accurate within 1 mile.
Geology: Sample 30 of Berryhill (1962) was a concentrate of 15 pans of creek sands collected 600 feet inland from the beach. The sample contained a trace of scheelite.
Workings: One sample of panned concentrates was collected from this location; it contained a trace of scheelite (Berryhill, 1962).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - W
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Alluvial placer deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Select Mineral List Type
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.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NR003 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Koyukuk-Selawik DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
