Maine · Franklin County
Occurrence

Nile Brook Gold Panning Location

Franklin County, Maine, United States
GoldPlatinumIridium
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTREAM-SEDIMENT DEPOSIT
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel
StructureStream Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048521
MRDS IDMP00111
Alternate namesNiles Brook
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.94794, -70.6345
References
GAUTHIER, MICHEL, AND TROTTIER, JACQUES, 1987, PLATINOIDES DANS LES CHROMITITES DE L'ESTRIE-BEAUCE: MINISTERE DE L'ENERGIE ET DES RESSOURCES, GOUVERNEMENT DU QUEBEC, 8 P.GAUTHIER, MICHEL, AUCLAIR, MARIE, AND DUROCHER, MARTIN, 1987, SYNTIESE METALLOGENIQUE DE L'ESTRIE ET DE LA BEAUCE: IN DESJARDINS, B., AND DUBE, C., EDS., EXPLORATION AU QUEBEC, ETUDES GEOSCIENTIFIQUES RECENTES, SEMINAIRE D'INFORMATION 1987, DV 87-25, P. 49-55.BOYLE, R.W., 1979, THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD AND ITS DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA BULLETIN 280, FIG. 83.NOWLAN, G.A., HOWD, F.H., CANNEY, F.C., AND DOMENICO, J.A., 1990, MAPS SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF TIN, TUNGSTEN, ARSENIC, GOLD, AND SILVER IN NONMAGNETIC HEAVY-MINERAL CONCENTRATES DERIVED FROM STREAM SEDIMENTS, SHERBROOKE AND LEWISTON 1 BY 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLES, MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND VERMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1898-C, SCALE 1:250,000.Gauthier, M., Corrivaux, L., Trottier, L.J., Cabri, J., Gilles-Laflamme, J.H. And Bergeron, M. 1990, Chromites Platiniferes Des Complexes Ophiolitiques De L'Estrie-Beauce, Appalaches Du Sud Du Quebec [Platinum Chromites Of The Estrie-BeauceGauthier, M., Corrivaux, L., Trottier, L.J., Cabri, J., Gilles-Laflamme, J.H. And Bergeron, M. 1990, Chromites Platiniferes Des Complexes Ophiolitiques De L'Estrie-Beauce, Appalaches Du Sud Du Quebec [Platinum Chromites Of The Estrie-BeauceMorrill, P., And Others, 1958, Maine Mines And Minerals: Volume 1 - Western Maine: Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Others, 1958, Maine Mines And Minerals: Volume 1 - Western Maine: Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.