A geological study from the Government of Yukon describes the structural evolution of the Klondike Schist and the setting of mesothermal veins that sourced over 500 tonnes of placer gold. It details thrust slices, recumbent folds, and post-thrust extensional sites hosting gold veins. The dataset is available in HTML and PDF formats under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.
Use Cases
- Modeling thrust emplacement and structural stacking based on described thrust slices and panels.
- Analyzing fold orientation trends (southeast vs. northeast) for regional structural studies.
- Identifying extensional sites in post-thrust kink folds and faults as potential gold vein targets.
- Studying the relationship between late-stage hydrothermal alteration zones and normal faulting.
Strengths
- Describes a significant gold source with over 500 tonnes of derived placer gold.
- Provides detailed structural concepts including thrust slices, recumbent folds, and phacoidal cleavage.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Klondike goldfield study.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:55:19.566727; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Klondike goldfield, Yukon