Alaska
Occurrence

Merinser Occurrence

Alaska, United States
AntimonyMercuryCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Mercury
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockBlack Shale
StructureFault Contact Between Sedimentary Rock And Dike
AlterationOxidation Products Of Fe & Cu Coat Fracture Planes And Rock Fragments
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1921
Identification
Deposit ID10000625
MRDS IDA011238
Alternate namesSlippery Creek Stibnite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.18788, -151.20286
References
USGS BULL 836, P. 313-314, 321-322USBM IC 8252, P. 50, 55USGS BULL 1246, P. 230USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 46 LOC. 38BAG-MF-366-28