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Native Platinum from
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - TL049; on the Kichatna River), Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA


Classification
Species:Native Platinum
Formula:Pt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Platinum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - TL049; on the Kichatna River), Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:596530
Long-form Identifier:1:3:596530:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Platinum
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘTwin Creek; Big Boulder Creek; Little Boulder Creek; John Creek; Notobac Creek Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘMills Creek; Wagner Gulch; Chicago Gulch Mines, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘLake Creek; Lower Lake Creek; Alaska Continental Golds Occurrence, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘKahiltna River; Sholan Bar; Round Bend Bar; Red Hill Bar; Boulder Bench Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘCache Creek Area Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘKahiltna River Mine (ARDF - TY027), Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘKahiltna River Mine (ARDF - TY028), Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘKahiltna River Mine (ARDF - TY029), Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘWillow Creek; Big Willow Creek; Little Willow Creek; Wilson Creek; Hansen; Jennings; Rice; Rocky Gulch; Slate Gulch; Snow Gulch Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘRuby Creek; Ruby Gulch Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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