Alaska
Occurrence

Rock Creek (Molybdenum)

Alaska, United States
Molybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Hornblende, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10093986
MRDS IDA011382
Alternate namesTodd Claims, Rock Creek Molybdenum
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.59775, -143.35953
References
MOFFIT, F.H., 1941, GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER TELLING RIVER DISTRICT, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 917-B, P. 115-157.MOFFIT, F.H., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND ADJACENT AREA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 989-D, P. 65-218.NELSON, A.E., AND OTHERS, 1952, RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 348, P. 3.RICHTER, D.H., 1970, A CORUNDUM OCCURRENCE IN THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 700-C, P. C98-C102.MATSON, N.A., AND RICHTER, D.H., 1971, GEOCHEMICAL DATA FROM THE NABESNA C-5 QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 71-204, 10 P.RICHTER, D.H., AND SCHMOLL, 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NABESNA C-5 QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-1062, SCALE 1:63,360.RICHTER, D.H., AND OTHERS, 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE NABESNA QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-655-K, SCALE 1:250,000.USGS OFR 473, P. 10BAG-MF-655K-6