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Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - PE039; near Porterfield Creek), Petersburg Mining District, Wrangell City and Bourough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - PE039; near Porterfield Creek) | - not defined - |
| Petersburg Mining District | Mining District |
| Wrangell City and Bourough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 31' 8'' North , 132° 5' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wrangell | 2,382 (2018) | 18.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
202044
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202044:3
GUID (UUID V4):
8e8fae55-a495-4821-8229-477397b0b49f
Location: Sixteen placer claims known only generally to be along Porterfield in sections 1, 2 and 11, T. 62 S., R. 85 E. Coordinates are approximately the center of the claim block (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980).
Geology: Sixteen placer claims staked for Sn; active from 1965 to 1967 but apparently not since (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980). Note that a viable source for placer tin has been documented in the Ag-Sn-Pb-Zn layered skarn deposit in upper Groundhog Basin (PE040).
Workings: Sixteen placer claims staked for Sn; active from 1965 to 1967 but apparently not since.
Production: Probably none
Commodities (Major) - Sn
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer tin (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39e)
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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:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | PE039 |
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