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Karshner Creek Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity REE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002757
MRDS ID A015211
Record type Site
Current site name Karshner Creek Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.63082, 65.00378 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanana A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-371, LOC. 37. SAMPLE TAKEN IN STREAM BED 100 YARDS UPSTREAM FROM HOT SPRINGS SLOUGH. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Monazite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.63082, 65.00378
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • STREAM DRAINS BIOTITE GRANITE OF HOT SPRINGS DOME.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAMPLE OF SAND CONTAINED TOURMALINE, MAGNETITE, ANDALUSITE, BROOKITE, ZIRCON, MONAZITE, AND COMMON ROCK FORMING MINERALS.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 500 FT. PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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