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Cassiterite from
South Hill Prospects (near Potato Mountain), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view South Hill Prospects (near Potato Mountain), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:589806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:589806:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘIron Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘPotato Mountain; Quartz Porphyry dike; Red Fox; Eureka; Daisy; Iron Creek valley; Big and Little Potato Mountain divide; and Iron Creek-Oakland Creek divide Prospects, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBuck Creek (including Left Fork; West Fork; Peluk Creek; and upper Buck Creek Mine; Bucks Creek), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSutter Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘOakland Creek Prospect (formerly known as Diomede Creek), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘPotato Creek Prospect, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘGrouse Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLynx Creek Occurrence, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TE016; on Baituk Creek), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘBuckner Creek Occurrence (tributary to Anikovik River); Buhner Creek, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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