Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver, Galena
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
AlterationQuartz-carbonate replacement and tourmaline.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002540
MRDS IDA013483
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.48939, -161.44333
References
Miller, T.P., and Elliott, R.L., 1969, Metalliferous deposits near Granite Mountain, eastern Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 614, 19 p.Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Candle, Holy Cross, Norton Bay, Nulato, and Unalakleet quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-866, 102 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Candle Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-389, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.