Unnamed (near North Star Creek) (ARDF #NM043)

Unnamed (near North Star Creek)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Ore minerals	arsenopyrite; pyrite; pyrrhotite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	NM
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	D-1
Latitude	64.8995
Longitude	-165.4053
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	The occurrence is on North Star Creek, probably on the west side at an elevation of about 1,300 feet. It is locality 39 of Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) and locality 81 of Hummel (1975). The location is probably accurate within about 1,000 feet of the coordinates.

Geologic setting

Geologic description Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) identified this as an iron sulfide occurrence, including arsenopyrite with pyrite and possibly pyrrhotite. The host rock is amphibolite facies metasedimentary bedrock. No other information is available.
Geologic map unit	(-165.407930233657, 64.898741028337)
Mineral deposit model	Iron sulfides in amphibolite facies metasedimentary rocks.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	Prospect pit.
Indication of production	None

References

MRDS Number	10307928
References Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. Hummel, C.L., 1975, Mineral deposits and occurrences, and associated altered rocks in southwest Seward Peninsula, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-2, 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000.
Reporters	C.C. Hawley and Travis L. Hudson
Last report date	10/22/1999