Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC206; east bank of lower Goat Creek), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC206; east bank of lower Goat Creek) | - not defined - |
Nizina Mining District | Mining District |
Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 3' 44'' North , 142° 6' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
201084
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201084:0
GUID (UUID V4):
737eb59d-1765-44ad-80e9-9d5a3c3464d5
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is on the east bank of lower Goat Creek. It is at an elevation of about 1,700 feet, about 1,000 feet south-southeast of elevation 2420 in the NE1/4 of section 30, T. 9 S., R. 19 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 17 of MacKevett (1976); the location is accurate to within about 1,000 feet.
Geology: This occurrence consists of a one-meter-wide altered quartz vein that is localized in a shear zone that cuts Permian marble and amphibolite. A grab sample of the quartz vein contained 1 part per million (ppm) silver, 500 ppm copper, and 50 ppm molybdenum (MacKevett, 1976).
Age: Permian or younger based on the age of the marble and amphibolite the veins cut.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Cu, Mo
Development Status: None
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC206 |
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- Wrangellia DomainDomain
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