| Deposit ID | 10003323 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A106067 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Anaktuvuk River |
| Geographic coordinates: | -151.00351, 68.51971 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Samples 50AB076 and 50AB078. Known to within eight miles. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
North Slope(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chandler Lake C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Chandler Lake NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chandler Lake C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chandler-Anaktuvuk Rivers(hydrologic unit)
Colville River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorapatite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 243 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34c |
| Deposit model name | Phosphate, upwelling type |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| District name | Colville |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A106067 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CL005 |
Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628, 106 p.
Cobb. E.H., and Richter, D.H., 1980, Summaries of data on and list of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-927, 117 p.
Patton, W.W., Jr., and Matzko, J.J., 1959, Phosphate deposits in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 302-A, p. 1-17.
Cobb, E.H., Mayfield, C.F., and Brosge, W.P., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in eleven quadrangles in northern Alaska (Arctic, Baird Mountains, Chandler Lake, DeLong Mountains, Demarcation Point, Howard Pass, Misheguk Mountain, Mount Michelson, Noatak, Point Lay, and Table Mountain); Supplement to Open-File Report 75-628; Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-767-A, 25 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Bedded phosphorite |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-OCT-1992 | J.M. Schmidt | U.S. Geological Survey |
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