Indian Head

Occurrence in Newfoundland, Canada with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023652
MRDS ID I001046
Record type Site
Current site name Indian Head

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -58.41563, 48.49987 (WGS84)
Relative position AT PORT HARMON NEAR STEPHENVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Newfoundland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GREEN AND WHITE ANORTHOSITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anorthosite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -58.41563, 48.49987

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1992, MEETING REPORTS: NEWFOUNDLAND EXPLORATION--DOWN BUT NOT OUT: NO. 294, P. 64-65

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANORTHOSITE IS ALTERED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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