Alaska
Occurrence

Quartz Creek Silver-Lead-Zinc Occurrence

Alaska, United States
LeadZincSilverCopper
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Description

Usgs (Miller, Elliott, And Others)

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Creek Pluton
AlterationTourmaline And Sericite Alteration Along Closely Spaced Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10002538
MRDS IDA013481
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.50523, -161.41083
References
USGS MF-389, LOC. 7 (1972).USGS CIRCULAR 614, P. 4-7, 16-18, FIG. 2, SAMPLE NO. 21 (1969).USGS OF 76-866, P. 47-48 (1976).BAG-MF-389-7