Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN125; near head of Albion Creek), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BN125; near head of Albion Creek) | - not defined - |
| Council Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 1' 12'' North , 163° 43' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Mountain | 196 (2017) | 40.6km |
Location: This occurrence is on the divide at the headwaters of Albion Creek (BN103). This is at an elevation of approximately 860 feet on the crest of the divide between Albion Creek and the headwaters of Warm Creek, an eastern tributary to Goldbottom Creek (BN105). This is locality 74 of Gamble (1988).
Geology: Gamble (1988) reports banded quartzite or silicified marble in in an area of marble bedrock contains 0.1 ppm Au. Other information about the occurrence is not available. Bedrock in the area of this occurrence is metasedimentary schist and marble of a Lower Paleozoic assemblage (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: No workings or exploration activities are known at this occurrence.
Age: Cretaceous ?; epigenetic mineralization in metamorphic rocks of Seward Peninsula is primarily of Cretaceous age.
Alteration: Silicification may be present.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Anomalous gold in silicified (?) marble
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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.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BN125 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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