Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - SO173; in headwaters of Camp Creek), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - SO173; in headwaters of Camp Creek) | - not defined - |
| Council Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 50' 56'' North , 164° 0' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This prospect is in the headwaters of Camp Creek (SO057), a west tributary to the Niukluk River. It is very poorly located (possibly within a few miles) as an early report only noted that a gold-quartz vein was present in the head of the creek (Smith, 1907). This is locality 13 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181).
Geology: Smith (1907) reports that a quartz vein carrying free gold was found in the head of Camp Creek.
Workings: No workings or exploration activities have been reported.
Age: Mid-Cretaceous?; possibly the same age as some lode gold deposits on southern Seward Peninsula. The southern Seward Peninsula lode gold deposits formed as a result of mid-Cretaceous metamorphism (Apodoca, 1994; Ford, 1993, Ford and Snee, 1996; Goldfarb and others, 1997) that accompanied regional extension (Miller and Hudson, 1991) and crustal melting (Hudson, 1994). This higher temperature metamorphism was superimposed on high pressure/low temperature metamorphic rocks of the region.
Alteration: Silicification.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Gold-quartz vein; low sulfide-Au quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a).
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2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| 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 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SO173 |
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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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