Texas Creek Prospect, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Texas Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 16' 13'' North , 142° 44' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Texas Creek is a small southwest tributary of Fish Creek. Texas Creek is not labeled on the U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of the Eagle B-4 quadrangle (1956). The location of prospecting on Texas Creek is uncertain; the coordinates are arbitrarily placed about 1.5 miles upstream of the mouth of the creek,in section 26, T. 7 S., R. 25 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is only accurate within 1.5 miles. Texas Creek is locality 28 of Burleigh and Lear (1994).
Geology: Bedrock along Texas Creek consists of Paleozoic schist, greenschist, quartzite, and marble that have been intruded by Mesozoic hornblende granodiorite (Foster, 1976). Good placer gold prospects were reported on Texas Creek in 1914 (Brooks, 1915).
Workings: Good placer gold prospects were reported on Texas Creek in 1914 (Brooks, 1915).
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: | EA061 |
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Yukon-TananaVolcanic Arc
- Yukon-Tanana upper DomainDomain
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- Alaska
- Fortymile Mining DistrictMining District
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