Location: Quartz Creek flows south to Norton Sound in the southeast corner of the Nome C-3 quadrangle. The locality, reported by Sainsbury and others (1972 [OFR 72-322]), is in upper Quartz Creek about 3 miles above the mouth. The location is accurate to about 1,000 feet. The locality is in the south 1/2 section 23, T. 10 S., R. 37 W., Kateel River Meridian. This is locality 63 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).
Geology: Sainsbury and others (1972 [OFR 72-322]) reported a small area of placer gold mining on upper Quartz Creek. The placer gold was on bedrock, but glacial moraine or outwash has been mapped nearby and upstream of the placer workings. Bedrock in the area is mainly impure marble and calc-schist.
Workings: Some small-scale surface workings are present, but little information is available.
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Alluvial placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a); possible derivation from

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ⓘ Gold

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ⓘ Gold

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	NM121

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References

Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p. Sainsbury, C.L., Hudson, T.L., Ewing, Rodney, and Marsh, W.R., 1972, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nome C-3 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-322, 9 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

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