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Very Inlet Steatite

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185456
MAS/MILS ID 0021220009
Record type Site
Current site name Very Inlet Steatite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.88813, 54.98055 (WGS84)
Elevation 20
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Prince Rupert D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Duke Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prince Rupert(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 079 S 096 E 36 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.88813, 54.98055
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ketchikan District

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUMMARY RPT. OF MIN. EXAM., BUR. OF MINES, 1954, 2 PP.

  • Deposit

    (AVAILABLE FROM USBM, AFOC-JUNEAU)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXPOSURE CONSISTS OF BOULDERS UP TO 5M X 5M X 5M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-FEB-1993 Peb 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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