Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (on the west side of Tarr Inlet)

Alaska, United States
SilverCopperLeadZincGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationAlteration is mentioned but not described in Brew and others (1978).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002214
MRDS IDA013115
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates59.00972, -137.01213
References
Wright, F.E. and Wright, C.W., 1937, The Glacier Bay National Monument in southeastern Alaska, its glaciers and geology: U.S. Geological Survey manuscript report, 224 p.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Brew, D.A., Hawley, C.C., Huff, L.C., and Smith, J.G., 1971, Mineral resources of Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 632, 90 p., 12 plates, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Skagway quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-424, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Brew, D.A., Johnson, B.R., Grybeck, D., Griscom, A., Barnes, D.F., Kimball, A.L., Still, J.C., and Rataj, J.L., 1978, Mineral resources of the Glacier Bay National Monument Wilderness Study Area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-494, 670 p.Cobb, E.H., 1981, Summaries of data and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Skagway quadrangle, Alaska, Supplement to Open-File Report 78-316, Part A in Summaries of data to January 1, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-82-A, 11 p.Berg, H.C., 1984, Regional geologic summary, metallogenesis, and mineral resources of southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 84-572, 298 p., 1 plate, scale approx. 1:600,000.Still, J.C., 1991, Bureau of Mines mineral investigations in the Juneau mining district, Alaska, 1984 - 1988, v. 2, Detailed mine, prospect, and mineral occurrence descriptions, section B, Glacier Bay subarea: U.S. Bureau of Mines of Mines Special Publication, 69 p.Cobb, E.H., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Skagway quadrangle, Alaska; Supplement to Open-File Report 78-316; Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-82-A, 11 p.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Brew, D.A., Hawley, C.C., Huff, L.C., and Smith, J.G., 1967, Mineral resources of Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 151, 176 p.