Alaska
Occurrence

Potato Mountain Prospect

Alaska, United States
Tin
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSn-Bearing Deposits Restrict To Minor Breaks And Bedding Planes In Metasedimentary Rocks, And In Metasedimentary Wall Rocks Adjacent To Major Faults; But Do Not Occur In Shear Zones Of Major Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite
GangueFluorite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSlate
Associated rockGranite
StructureDaisy Fault, Adit Fault; Major Nw Trending Faults, Pervasive Faulting (Small Scale) And Jointing
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10094090
MRDS IDA016001
Alternate namesClaims: Eureka, Daisy
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.65315, -167.57093
References
USGS BULLETIN 1786, (IN PRESS), LOC. SP2.USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 5, LOCS. 17-19.USGS BULLETIN 733, P. 88-94.USBM RI 6587, P. 1, 7, 10-12, 57-62, 69-71.USGS BULLETIN 1246, P. 134-135.ADGGS SR40, P. 36-37.BAG-MF-426-02