Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TE080; near Hunter Creek), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TE080; near Hunter 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° 24' 39'' North , 165° 12' 0'' West
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Location: This occurrence is on the rideline between upper Hunter Creek and and tributary to Johnston Creek in the central Teller B-1 quadrangle. It is at an elevation of 900 feet adjacent to a saddle between the two drainages. This is locality 20 of Cobb and Sainsbury (1972). Cobb (1975) summarized the one reference to this occurrence under the name 'Unnamed occurrence'.
Geology: This occurrence is in an area of intercalated metapelitic and metacarbonate rocks that may contain some quartzites. A sample of 'altered limestone with quartz veinlets' is reported to have anomalous gold (Sainsbury and others, 1969, p. 18, 36).
Workings: None
Age: Not known
Alteration: Silicification of carbonate rocks (?)
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Indeterminate.
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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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