Alaska
Occurrence

Kasna Creek

Alaska, United States
CopperIronZinc
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Description

Charles Brooks, C. Vonhardenberg Usgs B 485 P. 121 (1912)

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryIron
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationUnknown
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10002111
MRDS IDA013001
Alternate namesBarnes, Gilt Edge
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.16026, -154.05348
References
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