Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (along Snow Passage)

Alaska, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueChalcedony, Quartz
Geology
AlterationFluorite possible formed during a degassing stage of the cooling of the rhyolite hostrock.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10308064
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates56.28174, -132.94485
References
Buddington, A.F., 1923, Mineral deposits of the Wrangell district; U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 739, p. 51-75.Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Petersburg quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-870, 53 p.Grybeck, D.J., Berg, H.C., and Karl, S.M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Philpotts, John, and Evans, J.R., 1992, Rare earth minerals in 'thunder eggs' from Zarembo Island, southeast Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2041, p. 98-105.Cobb, E. H., 1972, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Petersburg Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-870, 53 p.