Christian Creek Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Christian Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 47' 44'' North , 165° 12' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 34.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
196914
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196914:9
GUID (UUID V4):
051b8b7d-3f1b-4d8e-a0fc-b0dcbc2413e4
Location: Christian Creek is a west-flowing tributary to Nome River; it enters Nome River between Sulphur Creek and Rocky Mountain Creek (NM082). The location is accurate; it is the approximate mid-point of tailings on the lower creek about a quarter of a mile above its confluence with Nome River. This is locality 42 of Hummel (1975) and locality 106 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).
Geology: Christian Creek has been placer mined for gold over about 1,000 feet of its length starting a half-mile upstream of its confluence with Nome River. This mining may have taken place after WW II. The occurrence of scheelite in a nearby lode (NM075) suggests that scheelite could be found in the concentrates of Christian Creek. Christian Creek appears to be the northern limit of a zone of scheelite deposits that can be traced as far south as Nelson Gulch (NM083). Bedrock in the Christian Creek drainage is mostly calcareous schist and marble that is close to the axis of the Mount Distin syncline defined by Hummel (1962 [MF 248]). Hummel mapped a prominent north-trending lineament across Christian Creek at about the lower end of the placer tailings.
Workings: Shallow mechanical placer mining took place along about 1,000 feet of the creek, possibly after WW II.
Age: Holocene.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - W
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NM073 |
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