| Deposit ID | 10003075 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015600 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (northeast of Solsmunket Lake) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -156.02331, 66.10953 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is at an elevation of about 2,000 feet, in the saddle of a ridge 3 miles northeast of Solsmunket Lake. The map site is in section 12, T. 8 N., R. 13E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb (1972, MF-448), location 12. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shungnak A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Shungnak SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Shungnak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)
National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Secondary |
| Thorium | Secondary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| (1) | -156.02331, 66.10953 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Shungnak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015600 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SH010 |
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., and Miller, T.P., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Hughes, Kotzebue, Melozitna, Selawik and Shungnak quadrangles, west-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-847-A, 14 p.
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.
Cobb, E.H., and Miller, T.P., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Hughes, Kotzebue, Melozitna, Selawik and Shungnak quadrangles, west-central Alaska; Supplement to Open-File Report 75-627; Part A, Summaries to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-847-A, 14 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Tungsten-bearing quartz vein and disseminated radioactive minerals in monzonite. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-DEC-99 | Williams, Anita | U.S. Geological Survey |
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