Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA029; west of Bear Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA029; west of Bear Creek) | - not defined - |
Fairhaven Mining District | Mining District |
Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 33' 0'' North , 161° 8' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Buckland | 431 (2017) | 47.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
200590
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200590:7
GUID (UUID V4):
c6c507cc-9b71-475c-b48c-7ccaba798d56
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 1,000 feet on a southeast-facing hillside between Split and Polar Creeks. The map site is in section 22, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb, 1972 (MF-389), location 14.
Geology: This occurrence consists of an auriferous quartz vein that cuts Jurassic-Cretaceous andesite.
Age: Late Cretaceous.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Gold in quartz vein.
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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 | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | CA029 |
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