Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Shungnak District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA

mindat Locality ID: 203170
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203170.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shungnak District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Dakli Occurrence
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SH005; East Of Billy Hawk Creek)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SH010; Northeast Of Solsmunket Lake)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SH011; In Zane Hills)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SH012; Southeast Of Zane Pass)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SP022; East Of Kaluluktok Creek)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SP024; North Of Walker Lake)
Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - SP023; Headwaters Of Kobuk River)

Latitude: 66°40'37"N
Longitude: 155°43'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.676944444444,-155.71833333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Chalcopyrite	Copper	Covellite	Fluorite	Malachite	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Au C Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Th

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Copper Covellite Fluorite Malachite Molybdenite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Zircon

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Malachite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	136101,136102,136105,136106,136107	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	136101	4165
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	136102	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	136101,136105	30554
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	136101,136102	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	136104	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	136101,136102,136105	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	136101,136102,136103,136106,136107	61156
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	1	136103	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	136103	1006

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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