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Aurora Prospects, Homer Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 40' 51'' North , 151° 5' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
59.68083,-151.09278
GeoHash:
G#: bdse9b9d5
GRN:
N40W58
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fritz Creek1,932 (2011)12.9km
Kachemak487 (2017)19.2km
Kachemak City472 (2013)20.1km
Fox River685 (2011)21.1km
Homer5,515 (2017)26.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
196340
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196340:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Location: The Aurora Prospects are about two miles south-southeast of the tip of Aurora Spit in the SE1/4 of section 2, T. 6 S., R. 11 W., of the Seward Meridian and about 12 miles northeast of Homer, Alaska. Three tunnels have been drifted along the canyon which drains Portlock Glacier. This is location 97 of Martin and others (1915); it is accurate to one quarter of a mile.
Geology: Three tunnels have been driven in fractured graywacke of the Cretaceous Valdez Group, near the contact with a 20-foot-wide porphyritic dike. Martin and others (1915) did not find any indication of mineralization within the adits, but they did find some disseminated pyrite in the dump.
Workings: Three short tunnels were driven and a wagon road and telephone line were installed in the early 1900's (Martin and others, 1915).
Alteration: None reported.
Production: None reported.

Commodities (Major) - Au?
Deposit Model: Insufficient data to classify

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold ?1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than minerals fuels and construction materials) in the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 80-87, 47 p. Martin G.C., Johnson, B.L., and Grant, U.S., 1915, Geology and mineral resources of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 587, 243 p. Moffit, F.H., 1906, Gold fields of the Turnagain Arm region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 277, p. 7-52.
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