Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (west mouth of Shag Cove)

Alaska, United States
CopperSilverCobaltZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Cobalt, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Materials
Ore mineralsAzurite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationLocal oxidation of copper minerals.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002274
MRDS IDA013178
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates58.64472, -136.34709
References
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., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Mt. Fairweather and Skagway quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-316, 123 p.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.Kimball, A.L., Still, J.C., and Rataj, J.L., 1978, Mineral resources, in Brew, D. A., and others, Mineral resources of the Glacier Bay National Monument wilderness study area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-494, p. C1-C375.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Mount Fairweather quadrangle, AK: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Study Map MF-436, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.