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Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MC129; south of Fireweed Mountain), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MC129; south of Fireweed Mountain) | - not defined - |
| Nizina Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 24' 57'' North , 143° 9' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This prospect is on an unnamed creek south of Fireweed Mountain. It is at an elevation of about 2,050 feet, 1.7 miles north of the McCarthy road,and 1.7 miles south of elevation 4937. The site is in the NW1/4 of section 26, T. 5 S., R. 12 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-172 and the latitude and longitude for this record were provided by the National Park Service.
Geology: An unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this locality as a placer gold prospect. Quaternary surficial deposits cover this area and bedrock is not exposed. Cretaceous siliciclastic sedimentary rocks intruded by Tertiary hypabyssal felsic plutons make up the bedrock upstream on Fireweed Mountain (MacKevett, 1978).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (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: | MC129 |
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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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