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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TK042; north of upper Jay Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TK042; north of upper Jay Creek) | - not defined - |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 50' 49'' North , 147° 42' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
MAS/MIL number 20760094.
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 3,800 feet, about 3.5 miles west-northwest of the low pass between Jay Creek and Coal Creek It is near the center of sec. 23, T. 32 N., R. 9 E., Seward Meridian. The location is accurate. This is locality B34 of Kurtak and others (1992).
Geology: The rocks in the vicinity of this occurrence are chlorite schist, greenstone, and foliated granite (Kurtak and others, 1992). The greenstone is silicified and iron-stained; the chlorite schist is iron-stained. The occurrence consists of quartz float that contains malachite, fluorite, and epidote (Kurtak and others, 1992). A sample of malachite-bearing quartz contains 161 parts per million copper.
Workings: Only limited surface sampling by U.S. Bureau of Mines (Kurtak and others, 1992).
Alteration: Oxidation of copper mineral. The greenstone is silicified and iron-stained; the chlorite schist is iron-stained.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Porphyry Cu-Au? or Basaltic Cu? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 20c? or 23?)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TK042 |
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