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Locality Name:
Chistochina District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA


mindat Locality ID: 203132
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203132.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chistochina District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA": 52
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 52

Number of Child Localities: 52
Child Localities:
Bedrock Creek Mine
Big Four Creek; Big Four Gulch Mine
Chisna Prospect
Chistochina Glacier Mine
Daisy Occurrence
EEK Occurrence (southwest Of The Kimball Glacier)
Kraemer Creek; Kramer Creek Mine
Limestone Creek; Lake Creek; Lime Creek Mine
Lower Slate Creek Mines
Miller Gulch Mine
Northland Mines Prospect
Phelan Creek Occurrence
Ptarmigan Creek Prospect
Quartz Creek Mine
Ruby Gulch; Jackpot Mine
SM Occurrence
Treasure Gulch Mine
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH267; East Of Gakona Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH268; East Of Lower Gakona Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH269; East Of Toe Of Gakona Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH270; Northwest Of Toe Of West Fork Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH271; Near The Glacier At The Head Of The West Fork Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH272; Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH275; On Divide Between Chistochina Glacier And West Fork Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH276; East Of Glacier At The Head Of West Fork Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH277; North Of Peak 6168)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH278; Near The East Side Of Terminus Of Glacier At Head Of The West Fork Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH279; On Ridge Between Chistochina Glacier And Glacier Near The Head Of West Fork Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH280; On Ridge Between Chistochina Glacier And The Glacier Near The Head Of West Fork Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH281; North Of Mouth Of The West Fork Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH282; South Of Slate Creek)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH283; Northwest Of The Terminus Of Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH284; Northwest Of The Terminus Of Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH285; Northwest Of Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH286; Northwest Of The Terminus Of Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH287; West Of The Terminus Of Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH289; Near The Mouth Of Slate Creek)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH291; East Of Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH294; Northeast Of Slate Creek)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH299; Near Peak 5850 South Of Chisna Pass)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH302; South Of Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH303; North Of The Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH304; North Of The Chistochina Glacier)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH314; West Of Powell Gulch)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH315; West Of Powell Gulch Northeast Of Peak 5950)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH317; Headwaters Of The Chistochina River)
Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - MH290; Southwest Of Slate Creek)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MH273; Near Terminus Of Glacier At Head Of West Fork Chistochina River)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MH292; On A South Fork Of Powell Creek)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MH307; North Of The Head Of Limestone Creek)
Upper Chisna River Prospects
Upper Slate Creek Mines

Latitude: 63°10'29"N
Longitude: 144°51'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.174722222222,-144.85444444444

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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMalachite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltScheelite
SerpentineSphaleriteSpinelZircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Copper  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iridium  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mercury  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211336203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11336208803
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24133608,133610,133620,1336225509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411336225516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)113360327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216133585,133592,133593,133598,133601,133602,133604,133607,133614,133619,133620,133621,133622,133627,133628,13363027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44133583,133584,133589,1335903902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41133617951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS3133591,133592,1336342600
Copper  (*)CopperCu5133584,133589,133590,133592,1336343846
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)6133596,133604,133620,133621,133627,1336348173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6133583,133590,133598,133603,133622,13362824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu15133583,133584,133585,133586,133589,133590,133591,133592,133595,133596,133597,133599,133632,133633,13363430554
Graphite  (*)NoneC11335982812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35133593,133611,133626,133627,13362914640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32133596,1336345433
Iridium  (*)CopperIr1133592162
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415133583,133589,133590,133591,133592,133596,133600,133604,133605,133611,133612,133617,133626,133633,13363414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25133610,133620,133621,133622,13363012537
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1133584397
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2113362017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S811336141512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS233133583,133587,133588,133590,133591,133596,133598,133600,133601,133602,133604,133605,133606,133607,133609,133613,133614,133615,133616,133618,133619,133620,133622,133623,133624,133625,133626,133627,133628,133629,133630,133633,13363439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85133598,133600,133601,133614,1336169056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215133585,133588,133603,133604,133606,133607,133611,133612,133613,133614,133618,133620,133622,133627,13363061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11336041711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1133604969
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)4133586,133587,133590,1336054894
Silver  (*)CopperAg2133589,1335905186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4133598,133609,133622,13362821482
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2133596,1336345251



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