Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - VA049; south of Elliott Creek), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - VA049; south of Elliott Creek) | - not defined - |
| Chistochina Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 38' 22'' North , 144° 5' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chitina | 126 (2017) | 23.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
202502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202502:8
GUID (UUID V4):
feb5d41c-6b6a-4251-beb3-065df76d227c
This prospect is within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
Location: This prospect is located on the south side of Elliott Creek (Moffit and Mertie, 1923, p. 146); it is at an elevation of 4,400 feet in the NW1/4 section 2, T. 3 S., R. 7 E., of the Copper River Meridian. This prospect is approximately located, probably to within one-half mile. It is locality 66 of Cobb and Matson (1972) and included under the name 'Elliot Cr.' by Cobb (1979 [OFR 79-1241]).
Geology: This prospect is on a small quartz-calcite vein along a fault in Triassic Nikolai Greenstone (Moffit and Mertie, 1923, p. 146). A little gold is reported to be present.
Workings: Some small open cuts are probably present.
Age: Quartz-calcite veining in this area is probably related to the mineralizing event that produced the rich Kennecott copper deposits in the McCarthy quadrangle to the east. This event is interpreted to have accompanied Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous deformation and metamorphism (MacKevett and others 1997, p. 88).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Quatz-calcite vein in greenstone
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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
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | VA049 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Wrangell MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wrangellia DomainDomain
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