Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TN008; Little Salt Creek), Melozitna Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TN008; Little Salt Creek) | - not defined - |
| Melozitna Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 46' 32'' North , 150° 27' 10'' West
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Location: This record represents a reported occurrence of asbestos on the divide between the Little Salt Creek and Dreamland Creek drainages (Saunders, 1957 [MR 48-5]). For this record, the site is at an elevation of about 2,550 feet, in the southwest quarter of section 15, T. 11 N., R. 14 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within about two miles.
Geology: Chapman and others (1982) map the Salt Creek area as Rampart Group, Mississippian to Jurassic sedimentary and mafic volcanic rocks, along with abundant gabbro and sparse ultramafic rocks. The ridge on which the asbestos is reported is composed of Devonian or Carboniferous greenstone interbedded with thin beds of slate, chert, and limestone (Eakin, 1916; Saunders, 1957 [MR 48-5]). Information about this asbestos occurrence was provided by Ira Weisner and Harry Havrilack, longtime residents of Rampart, to Saunders (1957 [MR 48-5]). Several years before Saunders' visit, two prospectors came up the Yukon River and stopped at Rampart to inquire about the asbestos. After the prospectors left, two men from Rampart (one named Ed Mayo) staked the ground, but the claims apparently were allowed to revert to public domain (Saunders, 1957 [MR 48-5]). Harry Havrilack reported that only a few pieces of float were found that consisted of serpentine containing small stringers of asbestos.
Workings: Information about this asbestos occurrence was provided by Ira Weisner and Harry Havrilack, longtime residents of Rampart, to Saunders (1957 [MR 48-5]). Several years before Saunders' visit, two prospectors came up the Yukon River and stopped at Rampart to inquire about the asbestos. After the prospectors left, two men from Rampart (one named Ed Mayo) staked the ground, but the claims apparently were allowed to revert to public domain (Saunders, 1957 [MR 48-5]). Harry Havrilack reported that only a few pieces of float were found that consisted of serpentine containing small stringers of asbestos.
Alteration: Serpentinization of ultramafic rocks.
Commodities (Major) - Asbestos
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Serpentine-hosted asbestos (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 8d).
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| ⓘ 'Asbestos' |
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| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
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