Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsAzurite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMica Schist
Associated rockGreenstone
AlterationOxidation of chalcopyrite to secondary copper minerals.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10002008
MRDS IDA012853
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates64.58485, -165.11744
References
Smith, P.S., 1908, Investigations of mineral deposits of Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 345, p. 206-250.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., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-463, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.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.