Arizona Prospect, Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Arizona Prospect | Prospect |
| Kantishna Mining District | Mining District |
| Denali Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 30' 20'' North , 151° 0' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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The prospect is in Denali National Park and Preserve. In 1983, Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury (1984, v. 2, location 10) thought that the Arizona no. 2 claim might be overlain by one of the Bonnell claims of Jim Fuksa.
Location: The Arizona prospect is in a minor northwest tributary to Eldorado Creek that enters Eldorado about 3000 feet below the mouth of Reinhart Creek. It is at an elevation of about 2400 feet in the NE1/4NE1/4 sec. 27, T. 16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The accuracy of the location is uncertain but is probably within 1000 feet. The prospect is number 5 of Bundtzen (1981) and 10 of Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury (1984).
Geology: The Arizona prospect is in Birch Creek-type chlorite-muscovite-quartz schist (Bundtzen, Smith and Tosdal, 1976; Bundtzen, 1981). It is on the north flank of the quartz porphyry pluton that hosts the Bonnell mine (MM030). The prospect was probably staked for gold. Assays show only about 0.3 ounce of silver per ton, a trace of gold, and no significant base metals (Bundtzen, 1981, p. 212).
Workings: Unknown, possibly pits or trenches.
Age: The deposit is assumed to be Eocene (see record MM091).
Commodities (Major) - Au(?); (Minor) - Ag
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Low-sulfide gold(?)-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a).
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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.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Gold ? Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold ? | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MM029 |
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