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Ester Dome, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 52' 48'' North , 148° 3' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
64.88026,-148.05575
GRN:
N44W47
Type:
Dome
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ester2,422 (2011)4.2km
College12,964 (2011)12.2km
South Van Horn558 (2017)14.9km
Fairbanks32,325 (2017)16.7km
Farmers Loop4,853 (2017)17.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
333447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:333447:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
St. Paul Group, Morris, Taylor, Index 1-2, Star Lode, Simar, Yogis, Eva 3-4, Emerson, Shawnee 1-3, United Group, Golden Group, Sunset 1-2, St. Paul Gold Deposit


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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘHammarite2.HB.05aPb2Cu2Bi4S9
ⓘUstarasite2.JB.40ePb(Bi,Sb)6S10 (?)
ⓘGalenobismutite2.JC.25ePbBi2S4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Sⓘ HammaritePb2Cu2Bi4S9
Sⓘ UstarasitePb(Bi,Sb)6S10 (?)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ HammaritePb2Cu2Bi4S9
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ UstarasitePb(Bi,Sb)6S10 (?)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Pbⓘ HammaritePb2Cu2Bi4S9
Pbⓘ UstarasitePb(Bi,Sb)6S10 (?)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Biⓘ HammaritePb2Cu2Bi4S9
Biⓘ UstarasitePb(Bi,Sb)6S10 (?)

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References

Hill, J.M. (1931) Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska. United States Department of the Interior, Bulletin 849-B, 163 pages.
Walsh, D. E., & Rao, P. D. (1991). Gravity recoverable gold from− 13 mm crushed ore, Ester Dome, Alaska. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 8(4), 179-183.
Hart, C.J., McCoy, D.T., Goldfarb, R.J., Smith, M., Roberts, P., Hulstein, R., Bakke, A.A., Bundtzen, T.K. (2002) Geology, exploration, and discovery in the Tintina Gold Province, Alaska and Yukon. Special Publication, In R.J. Goldfarb, & R.L. Nielsen (Eds.) Integrated Methods for Discovery: Global Exploration in the Twenty-First Century (Denver, Colorado, USA ed., Vol. 9, pp. 241-274), Colorado, USA: Society of Economic Geologists.
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