Alaska
Occurrence

Kiligwa River--Barite

Alaska, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model212: Bedded barite
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockShale · Siksikpuk Formation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10003150
MRDS IDA015683
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates68.62955, -158.43373
References
Churkin, M. Jr., Mayfield, C.F., Theobald, P.K., Barton, H., Nodleberg, W.J., Winkler, G.R., and Huie, C., 1978, Geological and geochemical appraisal of metallic mineral resources, southern National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-70A, 82 p.Cobb, E.H., Mayfield, C.F., and Brosge, W.P., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in eleven quadrangles in northern Alaska (Arctic, Baird Mountains, Chandler Lake, DeLong Mountains, Demarcation Point, Howard Pass, Misheguk Mountain, Mount Michelson, Noatak, Point Lay, and Table Mountain); Supplement to Open-File Report 75-628; Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-767-A, 25 p.