Nelson Discovery No. 2 Occurrences, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nelson Discovery No. 2 Occurrences | Group of Occurrences |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 3' North , 147° 39' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Occurrences
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Location: Placer gold occurs along an unnamed, north-flowing tributary to Butte Creek. The occurrences extend for about a mile upstream from the map site, which is just north of the center of sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 1 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This site is location B-3 of Balen (1990: OFR 34-90). The location is accurate to within 1 mile.
Geology: This creek drains an area underlain by thrust slices of greenstone and turbidite. In addition to the gold there are reports of palladium in this placer (Balen, 1990: OFR 34-90). The source of the placer gold is unknown. The source of the palladium might be ultramafic rocks, such as those at HE159.
Workings: Surface workings only.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au, Pd
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: | HE167 |
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