Ruth Creek Prospect, Tolovana Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Ruth Creek Prospect | Prospect |
Tolovana Mining District | Mining District |
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 30' 36'' North , 148° 31' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
199790
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199790:6
GUID (UUID V4):
40170c29-e716-43ed-9efa-aca67083d4c8
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 3; NW1/4NW1/4 sec. 23, T. 8 N., R. 5 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Ruth Creek prospect is a mineralized area on a spur west of Ruth Creek; it extends from an elevation of 1,400 feet southward to the top of the spur on the northwest side of Money Knob. Accuracy is within 1,500 feet.
Geology: Gold is found in numerous, nearly vertical quartz veinlets striking S. 20-60 E.; they contain pyrite and arsenopyrite (Mertie, 1918). Some of these veins contain up to 0.58 ounces of gold per ton (Mertie, 1918). The quartz veinlets are cut by calcite veins carrying some gold and sulfides (Mertie, 1918). Contiguous mineralized zones are up to 36 inches wide in altered dolomite-calcite-quartz-sulfide rock (Foster and Chapman, 1967). Small pits expose chromite in serpentinite, and a stibnite vein was uncovered in a placer cut (Joesting, 1942, ATDM Pamph. 1; Mertie, 1918).
Workings: Small excavations exposed chromite in serpentinite and a stibnite vein was uncovered in a placer cut (Joesting, 1942, ATDM Pamph. 1; Mertie, 1918).
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag, Cr
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Gold-quartz veins.
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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
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
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 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG012 |
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