East Fork Susitna River Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| East Fork Susitna River Prospect | Prospect |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 23' 23'' North , 147° 3' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: This placer gold prospect is on a south-flowing tributary of the East Fork Susitna River, about 7.3 miles from its junction with the Susitna River. The placer ground extends for an unknown distance upstream and downstream from the map site, which is approximately in the center of sec. 6, T. 18 S., R. 4 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The site is accurate to with 1 mile.
Geology: The area of the placer prospect is underlain by Quaternary alluvium, but the catchment basin of the creek contains Cretaceous tonalite, granodiorite, quartz diorite, diorite, and quartz monzodiorite (Wilson and others, 1998). The lode source of the placer gold is unknown.
Workings: There has been only surface exploration.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | HE111 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chulitna-Broad Pass DomainDomain
- Yukon-TananaVolcanic Arc
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