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Locality Name:
Canning District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA


mindat Locality ID: 203103
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203103.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Canning District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA": 49
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 49

Number of Child Localities: 49
Child Localities:
Aichilik River Occurrence
Arey Creek Tributary Occurrence
Bathtub Ridge Occurrence
Bravo Glacier Occurrence
Canning River Occurrence
Fire Creek Occurrence
Hubley Creek Occurrence
Hulahula River Occurrence
Itkillik Creek Occurrence
Itkilyariak Creek Occurrence
Ivishak River Occurrence
Jago River Occurrence
Katak Creek Occurrence
Katakturuk River Occurrence
Kolotuk Creek Occurrence
Leffingwell Glacier Occurrence
Nanook Creek Occurrence
Okpilak River Occurrence
Porcupine Lake Occurrence
Sadlerochit River Occurrence
Shublik Island Occurrence
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AC003)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - DP002)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - DP007)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - DP009)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - DP010)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ML005)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ML006)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ML017)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS013; East Of The Sagavanirktok River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS014; Southeast Of Atigun Gorge)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS015; Southwest Of Atigun River Gorge)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS016; West Of Galbraith Lake)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS017; Head Of Ribdon River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS018; South Of Ribdon River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS021; Southeast Of Elusive Lake)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS022; North Of Elusive Lake)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS023; Northwest Of Elusive Lake)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS024; South Of Section Creek)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS025; Southwest Of Toolik Lake)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS026; East Of The Head Of Saviukviayak River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS027; Head Of Saviukviayak River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS028; West Of Ivishak River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS029; West Of Flood Creek)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS031; East Of Saviukviayak River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS032; West Of Lupine River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS033; West Of Lupine River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS034; West Of Lupine River)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - PS030; East Of Lupine River)

Latitude: 69°3'32"N
Longitude: 146°8'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.058888888889,-146.14194444444

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: Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mn Mo O Pb S Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumFluoriteMalachiteMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23132352,132355,1323575509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)113237211547
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211323535171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26132342,132347,132349,132362,132363,13236827198
Copper  (*)CopperCu2132350,1323573846
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212132351,132358,132359,132365,132366,132371,132373,132375,132376,132377,132388,1323899617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS113234224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2132344,13236730554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311323535433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4113235314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24132352,132355,132357,13236212537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22132358,1323645800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23132344,132351,13236239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22132342,13236361156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11323431711
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS113234221482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11323534899



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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