Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed

Alaska, United States
UraniumThoriumZirconiumTin
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Thorium
SecondaryZirconium, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model28: Alkaline margin fluorite
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueFeldspar, Quartz
Geology
AlterationFeldspars are altered to clay minerals; quartz is a 'smokey' variety, possibly due to radioactive decay.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10308653
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates62.04547, -154.07082
References
Reed, B.L., and Miller, T.P., 1980, Uranium and thorium content of some Tertiary granitic rocks in the southern Alaska Range: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-1052, 16 p.Gilbert, W.G., Solie, D.N., and Kline, J.T., 1988, Geologic map of the McGrath A-3 quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 92, 2 sheets, 1:63,360 scale.Solie, D.N., Bundtzen, T.K., and Gilbert, W.G., 1991, K-Ar ages of igneous rocks in the McGrath quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Public Data File Report 160, 17 pages, one sheet, 1:250,000 scale.Gunter, M.E., Johnson, N.E., Knowles, C.R., and Solie, D.N., 1993, Optical, x-ray, and chemical analyses of four eudialytes from Alaska: Mineralogical Magazine, v. 57, p. 741-744.