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Yakutat-Pamplona Domain, North America Platei
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Yakutat-Pamplona DomainDomain
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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Type:
Domain
Age:
55 to Ma
Geologic Time:
Eocene
Reference for age:
Lund, K., Box, S. E., Holm-Denoma, C. S., San Juan, C. A., Blakely, R. J., Saltus, R. W., ... & Dewitt, E. H. (2015). Basement domain map of the conterminous United States and Alaska (Data Series 898, p. 48). US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey.
Mindat Locality ID:
421982
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:421982:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Large igneous province
Collisional/StrSlip
50–0 Ma
Oceanic plateau, Yakutat block.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Lund, K., Box, S. E., Holm-Denoma, C. S., San Juan, C. A., Blakely, R. J., Saltus, R. W., ... & Dewitt, E. H. (2015). Basement domain map of the conterminous United States and Alaska (Data Series 898, p. 48). US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey.
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