Alaska
Occurrence
Warner Bay Porphyry Prospect
Alaska, United States
Molybdenum
Copper
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Molybdenum
Secondary
Copper, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Ore control
Fracture Control
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Tonalite · Devil'S Batholith;Devil'S Batholith
Associated rock
Pegmatite · Chignik Formation;Hoodoo Formation;Tolstoi Formation;
Structure
Closely Spaced Joint Set Trending N 45 W
Tectonic setting
Aleutian Volcanic Arc
Alteration
Incomplete Alteration Of Amphibole To Biotite, Slight Chloritization Of Biotite And Rare Sericitic Alteration In Otherwise Unaltered Rocks
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10094053
MRDS ID
A012452
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
56.15261, -158.40911
References
USGS OFR 80-543, P. II, 37, 39-41USGS OFR 83-783, P. 12-17USGS MF-1053K, LOC. 11USGS CIRC 772-B, P. B63USGS OFR 77-168F, P. 7, LOC. 3BAG-MF-1053K-11