Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID003; southwest of Beaver Creek), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID003; southwest of Beaver Creek) | - not defined - |
| Iditarod Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 27' 4'' North , 157° 5' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 950 feet in a west headwater branch of Eldorado Creek, a tributary to the George River. The occurrence is about 0.7 mile south of hill 1545, near the northwest corner of section 9, T. 27 N., R. 42 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: This occurrence is a quartz, fracture filling of unknown size and orientation in sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group (Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, 2005). One sample contained slightly anomalous concentrations of antimony (14 ppm) and arsenic (20 ppm), and a trace of gold (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Workings: Samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the 1980s (McGimsey and others, 1988).
Reserves: None.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - As, Sb
Development Status: None
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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: | ID003 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Farewell buried DomainDomain
- Farewell TerranePassive Margin
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