Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MC |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | B-4 |
Latitude | 61.2824 |
Longitude | -142.183 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This occurrence is on Canyon Creek. It is at an elevation of about 3,900 feet, in the NE1/4 of section 9, T. 7 S., R. 18 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-242 and the latitude and longitude for this record were provided by the National Park Service. |
Geologic descriptionAn unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this locality as a placer gold occurrence. Bedrock in Canyon Creek is mostly Triassic Nikolai Greenstone (MacKevett, 1978). | |
Geologic map unit | (-142.185033655795, 61.2819805780012) |
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Mineral deposit model | Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a) |
Mineral deposit model number | 39a |
Age of mineralization | Quaternary. |
Indication of production | None |
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Additional commentsThe locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve. |
References | |
Reporters | Travis L. Hudson (Applied Geology, Inc.) |
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Last report date | 1/12/2003 |