Deposit ID | 10001208 |
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MRDS ID | A011921 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Unnamed (west of Nahtuk Mountain) |
Geographic coordinates: | -153.27538, 67.60074 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | This site is at an elevation of about 4400 feet, 3.75 miles west of Nahtuk Mountain. It is in the N1/2 of sec. 5, T. 25 N., R. 25 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Accuracy of location is within 100 ft. The site corresponds to locality 37 of Grybeck and Nelson (1981). |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Cadmium | Primary |
Zinc | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Sphalerite | Ore |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
(1) | -153.27538, 67.60074 |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Koyukuk |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011921 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SP017 |
Grybeck, D.J., and Nelson, S.W., 1981, Mineral deposit map of the Survey Pass quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1176-F, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Other Comments = Located within Gates of the Arctic National Park. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 20-SEP-1999 | S.W. Nelson | U.S. Geological Survey |