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Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC049; south of upper Slatka Creek), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 36' 9'' North , 143° 38' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This occurrence is on the ridge south of the head of Slatka Creek. It is at an elevation of about 6,300 feet, 2,300 feet southeast of the center of section 29, T. 3 S., R. 10 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 123 of MacKevett (1976); the location is accurate to within about 1,000 feet.
Geology: This occurrence consists of a vein about 1 meter wide that is localized along a fault between Triassic Nikolai Greenstone and Triassic Chitistone Limestone (MacKevett, 1976). A sample of the vein contained 0.06 part per million (ppm) gold, 300 ppm cobalt, and 50 ppm molybdenum.
Workings: Only limited surface sampling.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Co, Mo
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Vein
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC049 |
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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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