Location: Christmas Mountain is a prominent, dome-shaped mountain about 11 miles east of the mouth of the Ungalik River. The exact location of prospecting at or near Christmas Mountain is not known; for this record, the site is plotted at the summit. This location is accurate within 5 miles.
Geology: Christmas Mountain is underlain by Tertiary diorite that intrudes Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. Cass (1959) also notes the presence of limestone on the north-facing ridge of Christmas Mountain. Several lode claims were staked on Christmas Mountain around 1900, when stibnite float was found on the mountain (Smith and Eakin, 1911).
Workings: Several lode claims were staked on Christmas Mountain around 1900, when stibnite float was found on the mountain (Smith and Eakin, 1911).

Commodities (Major) - Sb; (Minor) - Au?
Development Status: None

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Mineral List

ⓘ Stibnite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃

Other Databases

Link to USGS - Alaska:	NR007

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Unalakleet north DomainDomain

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References

Anderson, Eskil, 1947, Mineral occurrences other than gold deposits in northwestern Alaska: Alaska Territorial Division of Mines Pamphlet 5-R, 48 p. Brooks, A.H., 1916, Antimony deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 649, 67 p. Cass, J.T., 1959, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Norton Bay quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-286, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Candle, Holy Cross, Norton Bay, Nulato, and Unalakleet quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-866, 102 p. Smith, P.S., and Eakin, H.M., 1911, A geologic reconnaissance in southeastern Seward Peninsula, and the Norton Bay-Nulato region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 449, 146 p.

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