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Lime Point Barite

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000030
MRDS ID A010030
Record type Site
Current site name Lime Point Barite
Related records 10112903

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -132.63512, 55.05528 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig A-2 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ONLY IMPURITY IS CALCITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Analytical data

Result DEPOSIT IS 91% BARITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -132.63512, 55.05528
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 30.48M
    Width 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE INTERBEDDED WITH TALC SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • TEST SHIPMENT MADE IN 1915. LITTLE ACTIVITY AFTER THAT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 5,000 SHORT TONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1983 Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 12-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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