Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (east of lower Nizina Glacier)

Alaska, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Moonshine Creek Formation; Chiefly Silstone And Sandstone
Associated rockGreenstone · Nikolai Greenstone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10001049
MRDS IDA011727
Alternate namesUnnamed
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates61.62274, -142.42248
References
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1970, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-844, scale 1:63,360.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.