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Marble Cove

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136860
MRDS ID A003126
MAS/MILS ID 0021140061
Record type Site
Current site name Marble Cove

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.70198, 57.67893 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Admiralty Island(hydrologic unit)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 048 S 066 E 27 NESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.70198, 57.67893
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B592f pp. 104-105, 107

  • Deposit

    B682 pp. 25, 50-54, 113-114

  • Deposit

    B783b p. 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIRST REPORTED 1914. NO RECORD OF CLAIMS OR OWNERSHIP. COMPOSED OF BUILDING STONE QUALITY MARBLE. ONLY SMALL QUANTITIES OF DECORATIVE STONE. LOCATED IN MARBLE UNIT OF GAMBIER BAY FORMATION. LATHRAM & OTHERS, 1965, PLATE 1 (B1181-R) GEOLOGIC MAP. USGS CRIB A003125 USGS CRIB A003125

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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