Wickersham Discovery Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wickersham Discovery Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 6' 0'' North , 147° 34' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: This placer gold occurrence is on an unnamed, south-flowing creek that terminates near the northwest corner of Snodgrass Lake. The area of placer activity extends for about a mile on either side of the map site, which is in the SW1/4 of sec. 9, T. 21 S., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This is location B-1 of Balen (1990: 34-90). The location is accurate to within 1 mile.
Geology: The drainage areaof this creek is underlain by Lower Cretaceous or Upper Jurassic metamorphosed turbidite cut by Lower Tertiary granodiorite and granite (Wilson and others, 1998). These rocks locally contain gold-bearing lode deposits (for example, HE172).
Workings: Surface workings only.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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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: | HE178 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wrangellia DomainVolcanic Arc
- Yukon-TananaVolcanic Arc
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