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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MM034; ridge between Moonlight Creek and Canyon Creek), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 39' 34'' North , 150° 31' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
The site is in Denali National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 3650 feet, on an unnamed ridge between the upper reaches of Canyon Creek and Moonlight Creek. It is about 500 feet northeast of the center of section 11, T. 14 S., R. 15 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The location is probably accurate within about 1000 feet. The occurrence corresponds to location 101 of Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury (1984, fig. K-8).
Geology: This occurrence is in an altered, probably lower Tertiary, gabbro(?) dike. The dike contains pyrite and a small amount of stibnite. A sample collected by Bundtzen assayed 0.01 ounce of gold per ton, 0.10 ounce of silver per ton, and 0.016 percent antimony (Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury, 1984, v. 2, occurrence 101).
Workings: There are no workings.
Age: The deposit is assumed to be Eocene (see record MM091).
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag, Sb
Development Status: None
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2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MM034 |
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- North America PlatformPassive Margin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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