Alaska
Occurrence

Scarp

Alaska, United States
GoldSilverArsenicMercury
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryArsenic, Mercury
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Marcasite, Pyrite
GangueAmethyst, Quartz
Geology
AlterationThe rocks at this occurrence exhibit strong argillization and local silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10308167
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates55.25794, -160.34451
References
Peterson, R.J., Lemmers, J., Handverger, P., Gallagher, J., Pilcher, R., East, J., Macleod, T., Bartels. E., 1982, Geology and precious metals potential Unga, Popof, and Korovin Islands, Shumagin Group, Aleutian Chain, Alaska: UNC Teton Exploration Drilling Company report, 127 p., 5 map sheets, various scales. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., scale 1:250,000.Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J. W., and Case, J.E., 1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.