Richards Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Richards Occurrence | Occurrence |
Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 11' 51'' North , 146° 21' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
199684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199684:8
GUID (UUID V4):
c0fc8630-436c-4c9b-95c5-0efb56d71454
Kurtak and others (1992) proposed that additional prospecting was needed.
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of 4,000 feet northwest of the west end of Seven Mile Lake, in the SW1/4NW1/4 section 11, T. 20 S., R. 7 E., Fairbanks Meridian. It is Kardex site number KX68-086 (Heiner and Porter, 1972).
Geology: The area near the Richards claims is mostly colluvium overlying Nikolai Greenstone of Late Triassic age (Nokleberg and others, 1991). Bedrock, where exposed, consists of metabasalt, locally altered, cut by quartz-epidote veins. Sample 2811 of limonite-stained altered metabasalt cut by quartz veins was essentially barren (Kurtak and others, 1992, table A23), but the U.S. Bureau of Mines spent little time in the area and noted that more prospecting was needed. The Richards claims were located for copper, iron, gold, and silver (Heiner and Porter, 1972). Primary ore mineralogy is unknown.
Workings: The ten Richards claims were staked in 1964-1966 by Northland Mines (Heiner and Porter, 1972; Kurtak and others, 1992). A sample collected from altered metabasalt cut by quartz veinlets was barren (Kurtak and others, 1992). The area is now covered by claims staked by MAN Resources, which mostly are for platinum and associated metals (W.T. Ellis, written communication, 2001).
Alteration: Locally 'altered', probably propylitized basalt (Kurtak and others, 1992).
Commodities (Major) - Cu (?); (Minor) - Ag, Au, Fe
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Basaltic Cu (?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 23).
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2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | MH075 |
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