Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Scorodite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
AlterationAlbitization; sulfidization (especially introduction of arsenopyrite); and oxidation of arsenopyrite.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001989
MRDS IDA012833
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.61372, -165.42495
References
Cathcart, S.H., 1922, Metalliferous lodes in southern Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 722, p. 163-261.Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome C-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-247, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p.