Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SP003; near Lonely Lake), Colville Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SP003; near Lonely Lake) | - not defined - |
| Colville Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 59' 6'' North , 153° 13' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: The site is at an elevation of about 4500 feet in a saddle on the ridge north of Lonely Lake. It is in the E of 1/2 sec. 19, T. 30 N., R. 25 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Location accurate to within 100 ft. The site corresponds to locality 6 of Grybeck and Nelson, 1981.
Geology: This occurrence consists of a float sample of copper-stained quartz derived from an outcrop of chert-pebble conglomerate. The sample contains 2 ppm Ag, 700 ppm Cu, 150 ppm Pb, 20 ppm Sn, and 500 ppm Zn.
Workings: Grab sample collected during regional geologic mapping by the USGS in the late 1970s.
Commodities (Major) - Cu; (Minor) - Ag, Cu, Pb, Sn, Zn
Development Status: None
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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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SP003 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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