Lincoln Creek Prospect, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Iditarod Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 46' 37'' North , 156° 47' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: This prospect is on a flat terrace about 2.0 miles south of the top of Crager Mountain. It is at an elevation of about 1,450 feet near the center of section 16, T31 W., R40 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: This prospect is in a zone of several northeast-trending, mafic to felsic dikes that intrude shale and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group (Bundtzen and Laird, 1982; Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, 2005). One dike is a quartz-feldspar porphyry; three others appear to be altered mafic dikes. Rock exposures are found in a series of old test pits and trenches that were dug before 1960 (J. Degnan, oral communication, 1979). Grab samples of rock exposed in the pits contained 0.15 parts per million (ppm) silver, and 1.3 ppm mercury, and free gold was panned from altered dike material. (McGimsey and others, 1988; J. Degnan, oral communication, 1979).
Workings: Trenches and test pits were dug before 1960 (Joe Degnan, oral communication, 1979).
Age: Younger than the Upper Cretaceous host rocks.
Alteration: Mafic dikes altered to silica and carbonate minerals.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag, Hg
Development Status: None
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2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | ID020 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Angayucham TerraneAccretionary Complex
- Farewell buried DomainDomain
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