Tin Cr., Trib. Shishmaref Inlet Placer Tin Occurrence

Alaska, United States

Tin

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Description

Usbm

Commodities

TertiaryTin

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeN

Materials

Ore mineralsCassiterite

GangueActinolite, Albite, Calcite, Diopside, Limonite, Orthoclase, Quartz, Tourmaline

Geology

Host rockGravel

Economic & production

Development statusOccurrence

Discovery year1953

Identification

Deposit ID10002557

MRDS IDA013500

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates65.96958, -166.19874

References

USGS MF-426, LOC. 53 (1972)USBM RI 5493, P. 20, 30-32, FIG. 10, SAMPLE NO. BM 27 (1959)USGS OF 75-587 (1975)USGS I-685 (1972) - FOR AREA GEOLOGYBAG-MF-426-53