Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - VA070; near mouth of Fall Creek), Nelchina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - VA070; near mouth of Fall Creek) | - not defined - |
Nelchina Mining District | Mining District |
Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 25' 21'' North , 145° 9' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kenny Lake | 355 (2011) | 34.7km |
Willow Creek | 191 (2011) | 44.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
201888
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:201888:4
GUID (UUID V4):
ceea805e-e53e-4f33-a9d4-65473f1e694e
Location: This occurrence is along the north side of the Richardson Highway about 1,000 feet northeast of the mouth of Fall Creek. It is in the NW1/4 section 24, T. 5 S., R. 1 E., of the Copper River Meridian. It is locality 86 of Cobb and Matson (1972).
Geology: Scheelite has been identified in stream gravels (Jasper, 1967). Bedrock in the area is greenschist-facies metaflysch of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group (Winkler and others, 1981 [OFR 80-892-A]).
Workings: Only reconnaissance sampling.
Age: Holocene.
Commodities (Major) - W
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer scheelite
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
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 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | VA070 |
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