Squaw Creek Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Squaw Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 15' 36'' North , 149° 16' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cantwell | 219 (2011) | 22.0km |
| McKinley Park | 185 (2014) | 55.6km |
Location: This placer gold occurrence is on Squaw Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Chulitna River. The map site is just south of the center of sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 9 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Placer activity has occurred from about the map site, downstream for about a mile. This is location E-13 of Balen (1990: OFR 34-90). The location is accurate to within 0.5 mile.
Geology: Squaw Creek drains an area of unconsolidated Quaternary fluvial and glacial deposits. The source of the placer gold is unknown.
Workings: Surface only.
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: | HE073 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chulitna-Broad Pass DomainDomain
- Peninsular TerraneVolcanic Arc
- Susitna BasinBasin
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