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Potter

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003417
MRDS ID A106174
Record type Site
Current site name Potter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.77263, 61.04953 (WGS84)
Relative position Float sampled from Potter Creek, 0.75 miles upstream from the intersection of Potter Creek and the Seward Highway. Accurate within 0.5 mile. Locality 114 of Cobb (1972).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anchorage(Municipality)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage A-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Anchorage(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Zircon Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.77263, 61.04953
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The bedrock in the vicinity is covered by Quaternary surficial deposits. Float consists of graywacke, sandstone, agrillite, and greenstone. Concentrates include magnetite, zircon, molybdenite, and pyrite (Jasper, 1967).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Anchorage

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Concentrates reported by Jasper (1967) have 45 to 55 percent magnetite, less than 1 percent zircon, 1 grain of molybdenite, and 8 grains of pyrite.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Jasper, 1967

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JUL-1998 D.P. Bickerstaff U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JUL-1998 S.W. Huss U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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