Maine · Somerset County
Prospect

Alder Pond

Somerset County, Maine, United States
CopperZincLeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Microcline, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockGreenschist · Jim Pond Formation
StructureFolding and faulting
Tectonic settingNorthern Volcanic Belt
AlterationLow Grade Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10307224
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates45.336, -70.208
References
Beck, F.M., 1993, Massive-sulfide deposits of New England: Exploration and Mining Geology, v. 2, p. 402-404.U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, The mineral industry of Maine, in Area reportsuDomestic: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 1997, v. II, 3 p.