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Unnamed (near or on Turn Island)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Nearby scientific data
  6. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  7. Mining district
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308075
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near or on Turn Island)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -132.33783, 56.23974 (WGS84)
Relative position Coordinates are at the approximate center of a single lode claim on Turn Island on Zimovia Strait; staked in 1979 and active through 1982 (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Petersburg A-2 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petersburg S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Petersburg(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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -132.33783, 56.23974
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = A single lode claim was staked in 1979 and active through 1982 (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980). Rocks in vicinity consist of Cretaceous schist and hornfels (Brew, 1997 [OF 97-156-A]).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Mining district

District name Petersburg

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = A single lode claim was staked in 1979 and active through 1982 (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980, Claim map, Petersburg quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Map 117, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Grybeck, D.J., Berg, H.C., and Karl, S.M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Brew, D.A., 1997, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Petersburg A-2 quadrangle, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-156-A, 22 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-98 H.C. Berg and D.J. Grybeck U.S. Geological Survey

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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