Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SO153; Topnotch Creek), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SO153; Topnotch Creek) | - not defined - |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 42' 32'' North , 164° 23' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This occurrence is located on the ridge between Topnotch and Lost Creeks, tributaries to Kasson Creek (SO028). It is about 6 miles north of Lees Camp on the Solomon River. This is locality 115 of Gamble (1988).
Geology: Quartzite or silicified marble layers in marble contain as much as 2 percent pyrite and 15 ppm Ag (Gamble, 1988). The occurrence is within a lower Paleozoic metasedimentary assemblage but near a regional fault contact with metavolcanic rocks thought to be Ordovician in age (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: None.
Commodities (Major) - Ag
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Pyrite-bearing quartz-rich zone with Ag values in 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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SO153 |
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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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