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Thorite from
Ross-Adams Mine, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Thorite
Formula:Th(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uraninite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ross-Adams Mine, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1001526
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1001526:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Thorite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘI and L; I and L Nos. 3-5 Prospects, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘI and L No. 4 claim, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘI Prospect, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘIrene-D Prospect, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLittle Jim; Little Joe No. 1; Little Joe No. 2 Prospects, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘCarol Ann; Carol Ann No. 1; Carol Ann No. 2; Carol Ann No 3; Dotson Prospects, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘOld Crow Prospect, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘWennie Prospects, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBoots Prospect, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
von Backstrom, J. W. (1974). Other uranium deposit. In IAEA Symposium on the formation of uranium ore deposits. Athens, Greece (pp. 605-624).
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
Dostal, Jaroslav (2023) Jurassic Uranium-Thorium Deposit of Peralkaline Granitic Rocks, Bokan Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska. Minerals, 13 (8). 1032 doi:10.3390/min13081032
 
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