Rock Creek Occurrence, Chandalar Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rock Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Chandalar Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 32' 24'' North , 147° 54' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Rock Creek is a tributary to the Middle Fork Chandalar River. Its confluence with the Middle Fork is about 5 1/2 miles west-southwest of the west end of Ackerman Lake. Rock Creek heads against the head of Day Creek, a tributary to Big Creek. The reference point is plotted several miles upstream from the mouth of Rock Creek (sec. 2, T. 31 N., R. 2 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian), but the exact location of any prospecting that may have been done on this creek is not known. The location is accurate within a 1-mile radius.
Geology: Reed (1930, MR 31-4, p. 10) noted that encouraging prospects had been found in the early 1900s but that no mining had occurred and no prospecting was taking place at the time of his investigation. The area of Rock Creek is mapped as quartz-muscovite schist (Brosg
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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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: | CH037 |
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