Rockhounding Alaska
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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ix
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Introduction
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1
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Alaska's Geologic Introduction
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3
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Collecting Regulations and Etiquette
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8
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How to Use This Book
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9
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Safety
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11
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Ten Vistas for Your Alaska Journey
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16
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Map Legend
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23
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ROCKHOUNDING SITES IN ALASKA
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1. Prince of Wales Fossils
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25
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2. Salt Chuck Copper Minerals
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27
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3. Wrangell's Garnet Ledge
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30
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4. Petersburg Garnets
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33
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5. Last Chance Mining Museum and Historic Park
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35
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6. Alaska - Gastineau Mill and Mine
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38
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7. Klondike Gold Fields |
40
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8. Kodiak Island's Fossil Beach
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42
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9. Sand Point Agate and Zeolites
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46
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10. Dutch Harbor Beachcombing
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50
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11. Red Mountain Chromite |
52
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12. Homer Micro - Amber |
57
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13. Salamatof Agate |
60
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14. Nikiski Beach Agate |
63
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15. Discovery Beach Agate
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65
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16. Crescent Creek Panning Area |
67
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17. Bertha Creek Panning Area |
69
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18. Resurrection Creek Panning Area
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71
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19. Sixmile Creek Panning Area |
73
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20. Crow Creek Mine
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75
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21. Indian Valley Mine
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78
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22. Slide Mountain Fossils |
79
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23. Little Nelchina Fossils |
83
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24. Belanger Pass Fossils
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85
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25. Sheep Mountain Gypsum |
88
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26. Glenn Highway Calcite |
91
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27. Caribou Creek Thunder Eggs
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93
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28. Anthracite Ridge Fossils |
96
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29. Chickaloon Fossils
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98
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30. Matanuska River Jasper |
99
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31. Wishbone Hill Fossils |
101
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32. Coyote Lake Petrified Wood |
103
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33. Buffalo Mine Road Fossils |
105
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34. Independence Mine Gold |
107
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35. Cache Creek Gold |
111
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36. Petersville Recreational Mining Area |
116
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37. Golden Zone Mine |
118
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38. Suntrana Fossils |
122
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39. Moore Creek Gold |
124
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40. Ganes Creek Gold |
126
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41. Denali Highway Gold |
127
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42. Paxson Mountain Copper Minerals |
129
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43. Gold Dredge No. 8
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131
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44. El Dorado Gold Mine |
133
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45. Pedro Dome Panning |
134
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46. Nome Creek Recreational Panning Area |
136
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47. Elliott Highway Crystals |
138
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48. Tolovana River Jasper |
140
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49. Livengood Serpentinite |
142
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50. Dalton Highway Chalcedony |
144
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51. Dalton Highway Dendrites |
148
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52. Dalton Highway Agate |
150
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53. Yukon Crossing River Rocks |
152
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54. Finger Rock Feldspar |
154
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55. Dalton Highway Gold |
156
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56. Jim River Jasper |
159
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57. Dalton Highway Pyrite |
161
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58. Minnie Creek Crystals |
163
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59. Sukapak Mountain Crystals |
166
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60. Chandalar River Fossils |
170
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61. Atigun Fossils |
172
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62. Galbraith Lake Fossils |
175
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63. Arctic Ocean Rocks |
177
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64. Gold Prospectors Association of America Claims |
179
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65. Golden Sands Beach |
181
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66. Kennecott Copper Minerals |
185
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67. Glacial Moraine Combing |
189
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68. McCallum Creek Marble |
192
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69. Rainbow Ridge Fossils |
194
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70. Rainbow Ridge Minerals |
197
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71. Coal Mine Road Fossils |
199
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72. Mount Fairplay Labradorite |
202
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73. Taylor Highway Dendrites |
203
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74. Chicken Gold Camp |
205
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75. Yukon - Charley Rivers Gold |
208
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Appendix A: Glossary
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210
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Appendix B: Further Reading
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213
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Appendix C: Finding Maps, Land Managers and Information |
214
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Index
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217
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About the Author
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222
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