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Locality Name:
Arctic Prospect, Shungnak District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 360
Youngest recorded age at locality: 360

mindat Locality ID: 196312
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-196312.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Arctic Prospect, Shungnak District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°10'26"N
Longitude: 156°23'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.173888888889,-156.38694444444

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteStibniteTalc

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS36036009052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)360360011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS436036005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)360360027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S36036005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2360360027198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS360360024243
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2360360039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S836036009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2360360061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS360360021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S336036003418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)236036003337



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-00983360360Devonian-Mississippian       S196312Arctic Prospect, Shungnak District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAArcticMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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