Fish Creek Prospect, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fish Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 22' 10'' North , 142° 45' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Fish Creek is a small south tributary of the Middle Fork of the Fortymile River. The location of placer gold prospecting on Fish Creek is not reported; the coordinates are about 3 miles upstream of the mouth of the creek, in section 27, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Fish Creek is locality 26 of Burleigh and Lear (1994).
Geology: The rocks along Fish Creek consist of Paleozoic quartz-mica schist, greenschist, biotite schist, quartzite, and marble that have been intruded by Mesozoic hornblende granodiorite and Tertiary felsic igneous rocks (Foster, 1976). Prospecting occurred on Fish Creek in 1912 (Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913). Texas Creek (see EA061) is a tributary of Fish Creek that was prospected for placer gold.
Workings: Prospecting occurred on Fish Creek in 1912 (Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913).
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: | EA059 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Yukon-TananaVolcanic Arc
- Yukon-Tanana upper DomainDomain
USA
- Alaska
- Fortymile Mining DistrictMining District
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