Blue Bonanza Mine, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue Bonanza Mine | Mine |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 53' 13'' North , 148° 3' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ester | 2,422 (2011) | 5.0km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 12.7km |
| South Van Horn | 558 (2017) | 15.5km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 17.2km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 17.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Grant, Parker
Located on the divide between Sheep Creek and Nugget Creek at an elevation of 1900',in the NW1/4 NE1/4,section 25,T.1 N.,R.3 W.,Fairbanks Meridian.
Ore was minedfrom an inclined shaft 30'deep from a rich quartz vein 18" thick at the surface and narrowed with depth,richest ore was concentrated in a zone 12-15'below the surface.
Gold was visible both near and remote from the sulfides galena,pyrite and stibnite.Silver was present in tetrahedrite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: USGS OFR 98-287(Freeman,1998) |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: USGS OFR 98-287(Freeman,1998) |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: USGS OFR 98-287(Freeman,1998) |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: USGS OFR 98-287(Freeman,1998) |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: USGS OFR 98-287(Freeman,1998) |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Reference: USGS OFR 98-287(Freeman,1998) |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Reference: USGS OFR 98-287(Freeman,1998) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10257890 |
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