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Redfish Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Feldspar, Gold, Mica, Quartz
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Sections on this page
  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 10161451
MRDS ID A002670
MAS/MILS ID 0021160021
Record type Site
Current site name Redfish Bay
Alternate or previous names Troller Bay Pegmatite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.88522, 56.35391 (WGS84)
Elevation 150
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Alexander B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Alexander SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Alexander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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 064 S 067 E 01 NENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary
Gold Tertiary
Mica Tertiary
Quartz Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.88522, 56.35391
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B1024G pp. 142-152

  • Deposit

    IC8125 p. 44

Comments on the references

  • BERRYHILL, 1963, 5 P (USBM REPT #136)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (PP792) STAKED IN 1906 AS AU LODE. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. ZONED MICROCLINE-PERTHITE-QTZ-MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE IN A TERTIARY INTRUSIVE. LESS THAN .1% BEO WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH ZINNWALDITE. NO LARGE BOOK MICA, UNSHATTERED QTZ OR VALUABLE MINERALS. NO RADIOACTIVES.

Reporter information

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

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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