Commodities
PrimaryVanadium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorapatite, Vanadinite
GangueFluorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Alapha Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10003140
MRDS IDA015673
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates68.29967, -152.50353
References
Patton, W.W., Jr., and Matzko, J.J., 1959, Phosphate deposits in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 302-A, p. 1-17.Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628, 106 p.Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.Wedow, Helmuth, Jr., White, M.G. and Moxham, R.M., 1952, Interim report on an appraisal of the uranium possibilities of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51.Wedow, Helmuth, Jr., White, M.G. and Moxham, R.M., 1952, Interim report on an appraisal of the uranium possibilities of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51, 123 p.