Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AC005), Chandalar Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AC005) | - not defined - |
| Chandalar Mining District | Mining District |
| North Slope Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 16' 12'' North , 146° 43' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Location plotted is locality 12 of Barker (1978, p. 14) and cited by Cobb and others (1981, p. A4); headwaters of Crow Nest Creek; within one mile (1.6 km).
Geology: Malachite along cleavages in upper Devonian green shale associated with red hematitic shales.
Workings: A sample of green shale contained 4200 ppm Cu (Cobb and others, 1981, p. A4; Barker, 1978, p. 20, loc. 12).
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Lode; disseminated, Cu in shale
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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 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 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | AC005 |
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