Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI020; south of upper Seward Creek), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI020; south of upper Seward Creek) | - not defined - |
| Koyukuk Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 30' 30'' North , 151° 45' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This occurrence is on a ridge about 1 mile south of the pass between the head of Seward Creek and the valley of Allen River. The occurrence is at an elevation of about 3,200 feet, about 0.5 mile east-southeast of the center of section 15, T. 31 N., R.15 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within one-half mile.
Geology: Brosge and Reiser (1960) describe this occurrence as copper sulfides and malachite staining in Devonian phyllite and siltstone. Kurtak and others (2002) sampled an outcrop of dolomite in this area that contains about 1% pyrite, but an analysis showed no significant metal values. They note that this occurrence is similar to several other unspecified, small, podiform copper occurrences in the Wild Lake area. They are extremely small, podiform, and contain chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, and/or malachite. No other information about this occurrence is available.
Workings: Only surface sampling.
Alteration: Local malachite staining.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
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
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite ? Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz ? Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite ? | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| 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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | WI020 |
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