Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TK066; west of Watana Lake), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TK066; west of Watana Lake) | - not defined - |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 43' 55'' North , 148° 5' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 5,200 feet on the northeast flank of Mt. Watana; it is about 1.0 mile northeast of Mt. Watana and approximately 1.5 miles west-southwest of the north end of Watana Lake. The location is accurate to within 1/4 mile.
Geology: This occurrence is in Paleozoic iron-stained, siliceous argillite. A U.S. Geological Survey rock sample contains 13,480 parts per million barium (J. Schmidt, written commun., 2001).
Workings: Only surface sampling by U.S. Geological Survey (J. Schmidt, written commun., 2001).
Alteration: The argillite is silicified and iron-stained.
Commodities (Major) - Ba
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
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte ? | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TK066 |
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