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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI045; south of Ernie Lake), Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI045; south of Ernie Lake)- not defined -
Koyukuk Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 21' 23'' North , 152° 58' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201922
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201922:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This occurrence is in Gates of the Arctic National Park.
Location: This occurrence is located about 2.2 miles south of the east end of Ernie Lake. The occurrence is at the top of a ridge at an elevation of about 1,320 meters, about 0.4 mile west of the top of hill 1425, in the NW1/4 section 8, T. 29 N., R. 25 W of the Fairbanks Meridian. This occurrence is the site of sample 54 in Dillon and others (1981 [AOF 133B]). The location is accurate.
Geology: This occurrence consists of chlorite-talc-quartz schist with lenses of pyrite and galena(?) less than 6 cm long (Dillon and others, 1981 [AOF 133B]). The rocks in the area consist of Devonian, Skajit Limestone and/or Proterozoic(?) banded schist (Dillon and others, 1986).
Workings: Only surface sampling.

Commodities (Major) - Pb
Development Status: None

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena ?2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS - Alaska:WI045

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