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Hagemeister Strait Occurrence (west of Pyrite Point), Bristol Bay Region Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hagemeister Strait Occurrence (west of Pyrite Point) | Occurrence |
| Bristol Bay Region Mining District | Mining District |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 36' 36'' North , 161° 34' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: This occurrence is on the modern beach on the north shore of Hagemeister Strait, 3/4 mile west-northwest of Pyrite Point. It is sample locality 50 of Berryhill (1963) and locality 17 of Cobb (1972 [MF 362]; 1980 [OF 80-909]).
Geology: Berryhill (1963, sample 50) collected an auger sample of beach sand from this locality that contained a trace amount of flour gold in the heavy-mineral concentrate. In 1937, gold in workable amounts was reported in some of the beach deposits northwest of Hagemeister Island and in the valley of the Slug River (Smith, 1939, p. 63 [B 910-A]).
Workings: No workings are present.
Age: Holocene.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE; beach (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: | HG023 |
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