| Deposit ID | 10003074 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015599 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (in Zane Hills) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -156.18334, 66.32953 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is at an elevation of about 3,100 feet, about 5 miles southeast of VABM Dakli in Zane Hills. The map site is in section 19, T. 11 N., R. 13 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb (1972, MF-448), location 11, and Miller and Ferrians (1968), figure 3. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shungnak B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Shungnak SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Shungnak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)
Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -156.18334, 66.32953 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Shungnak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015599 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SH011 |
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources of the Shungnak quadrangle, Alaska: USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-448, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in five quadrangles in west central Alaska (Hughes, Kotzebue, Melozitna, Selawik and Shungnak): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-627, 58 p.
Eberlein, G.D., Chapman, R.M., Foster, H.L., and Gassaway, J.S., 1977, Map and table describing known metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-168-D, 132 p., 1 map, scale 1:1,000,000.
Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in five quadrangles in west central Alaska (Hughes, Kotzebue, Melozitna, Selawik, Shungnak): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-627, 58 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Molybdenite-bearing quartz vein. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-DEC-99 | Williams, Anita | U.S. Geological Survey |
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