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Boyden B Prospect, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boyden B Prospect | Prospect |
| Chisana Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 23' 48'' North , 143° 0' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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The prospect is in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve.
Location: This prospect is near lower Skookum Creek about 6,500 feet northeast of White Mountain. The site is in the SE1/4 of section 9, T. 7 N., R. 13 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-12 (unpublished data) and the coordinates for this prospect were provided by the National Park Service.
Geology: An unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this gold prospect. It is located in an area of Quaternary deposits downstream from exposures of Triassic limestone and Nikolai Greenstone (Lowe and others, 1982). Gold-bearing sulfide bodies are present in Triassic carbonate rocks to the southwest of this prospect (NB021, NB022, and NB023).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
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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: | NB024 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Wrangell MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wrangellia DomainVolcanic Arc
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