Main commodities | Zn |
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Ore minerals | pyrite; sphalerite |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | KL |
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Latitude | 68.09 |
Longitude | -155.7 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | Located on southwest side of the Ivotuk Hills in Otuk Creek. Known to within one mile. |
Geologic descriptionPyrite nodules up to 10 cm in diameter with cores of sphalerite occur as float in stream. Outcrops south of the Ivotuk Hills near this site consist of shale and chert of Permian to Jurassic age. | |
Geologic map unit | (-155.702863050563, 68.089503328969) |
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Mineral deposit model | Sediment-hosted Pb-Zn |
Workings or exploration | Sphalerite-bearing concretions contain up to 200 ppm As, more than 20 % Fe, and 500 ppm Zn. |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | A106144 |
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References | |
Reporters | K.D. Kelley |
Last report date | 2/7/1997 |