Alaska
Occurrence

Quartz Creek Silver-Lead-Zinc Occurrence

Alaska, United States
ZincLeadSilverGoldCopper
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Description

Usgs (Miller, Elliott, And Others)

Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
TertiaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite · Quartz Creek Pluton
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationTourmaline And Sericite Alteration Along Closely Spaced Fracture Zones.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10002537
MRDS IDA013480
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.51329, -161.40361
References
USGS CIRCULAR 614, P. 4-7, 16-18, FIG. 2, SAMPLE LOCS. 19, 20 (1969).USGS OF 76-866, P. 47-48 (1976).BAG-C-614-19,20