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Locality Name:
Johnson River Prospect, Redoubt District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 190
Youngest recorded age at locality: 190

mindat Locality ID: 195712
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195712.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Johnson River Prospect, Redoubt District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Latitude: 60°7'15"N
Longitude: 152°57'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.120833333333,-152.95388888889

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: Al Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)19019001588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)190190011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)190190027770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)21901900309
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2190190027198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS190190024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu190190030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3190190014640
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O19019001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2190190017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2190190039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2190190061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS190190021482



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-00993190190Lower Jurassic       S195712Johnson River Prospect, Redoubt District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USAJohnson River ProspectMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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