Freeman and Scharf Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Freeman and Scharf Prospect | Prospect |
Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 0' 32'' North , 147° 34' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fox | 417 (2011) | 5.9km |
Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 12.5km |
College | 12,964 (2011) | 19.9km |
Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 20.1km |
Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 23.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
197562
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:197562:1
GUID (UUID V4):
3b6b82fb-c25b-4149-bdfd-04033d49857a
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 20; SE1/4SE1/4 sec. 8, T. 2 N., R 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Freeman and Scharf lode prospect is near the head of Fox Creek, approximately 3 miles southwest of Pedro Dome.
Geology: This prospect consists of a vein carrying considerable silver-bearing galena and gold (Smith, 1913; B 525, p. 198).
Workings: In 1911, some work was done on a vein (Brooks, 1912, p. 32).
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag, Pb
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
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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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG060 |
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