Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model105: Epithermal vein, generic
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
GangueTourmaline
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
AlterationPropylitic alteration is developed in the diorite as evidenced by the presence of chlorite and epidote. Hydrothermal feldspar and clay is mentioned as present within the color anomaly but not otherwise described.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10003355
MRDS IDA106105
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates54.86585, -163.28575
References
Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.