Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TE079; near Coco Creek), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TE079; near Coco Creek) | - not defined - |
| Port Clarence Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 28' 33'' North , 165° 3' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This is located on the ridgeline along the northwest side of upper Coco Creek in the northeast Teller B-1 quadrangle. It is along a marble layer in schist at an elevation of 1,350 feet. This is locality 19 of Cobb and Sainsbury (1972). Cobb (1975) summarized the one reference for this occurrence under the name 'Unnamed occurrence'.
Geology: Marble intercalated in schist is locally red-stained and replaced by sideritic carbonate with small quartz veinlets. Two samples from this locality contained anomalous gold (Sainsbury and others, 1969, p. 17-18, 36).
Workings: None
Age: Not known.
Alteration: Quartz veining, sideritic carbonate replacement, and possibly silicification.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Indeterminate.
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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: | TE079 |
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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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