Janiksela Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Janiksela Prospect | Prospect |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 58' 26'' North , 147° 35' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 2.3km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 9.0km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 16.3km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 16.5km |
| Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 19.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
198200
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:198200:1
GUID (UUID V4):
7b654174-5f6d-40c6-9b99-9f4e28440c2d
Location: The Janiksela prospect is located in the SW1/4NE1/4 sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., Fairbanks Meridian. This prospect is on the north side of Goldstream Creek about 1.3 miles northeast of the junction of the Steese and Elliott highways at Fox. The exact location is uncertain.
Geology: Cassiterite was reported, but Hill did not find any in the dump material in 1931 (Hill, 1933, p. 154). In 1931, two shafts were noted, but one was flooded and one was caved (Hill, 1933). The lode strikes east and apparently follows a contact between mica schist and black graphite schist. A mixture of quartz, feldspar, and mica on the dump suggests a pegmatite rather than a quartz vein (Hill, 1933, p. 154).
Workings: The prospect was explored by two shafts (Hill, 1933, p. 154). These workings were flooded or caved when visited in 1931.
Commodities (Major) - Sn(?); (Minor) - Sn(?)
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Tin-bearing pegmatite(?)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite ? Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite ? | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | FB090 |
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