Alaska
Past Producer

Silver Star

Alaska, United States
SilverLeadAntimonyZincCopperBismuth
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Antimony, Zinc, Copper, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
Associated rockGreenstone · Nikolai Greenstone;Chitina Valley Batholith; Granodiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10001077
MRDS IDA011760
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.7366, -143.90643
References
Moffit, F.H., and Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1923, The Kotsina-Kuskulana district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 745, 149 p.Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.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.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, scale 1:63,360.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.