The Unnamed (on hill 1231) is a tungsten mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (on hill 1231) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (on hill 1231)
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nome
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A surface pit or trench may be present.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Scheelite-bearing quartz vein (?) in metasedimentary rocks.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) identified this locality as a tungsten occurrence. The ore mineral is assumed to be scheelite, probably with quartz, in veins that cross-cut the metasedimentary rocks. It is one of several scheelite occurrences in the Christian Creek, Rocky Mountain Creek, and Nelson Gulch area on the east side of Nome River. This occurrence is apparently in metasedimentary schist near a contact with intercalated marble (Hummel, 1962 [MF 248]).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Hummel, 1962 (MF 248)
Comment (Geology): Age = Probably mid-Cretaceous or younger if a vein occurrence.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
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