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Cornelius Creek Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  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 10002652
MRDS ID A015099
Record type Site
Current site name Cornelius Creek Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -152.65939, 57.81275 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kodiak Island(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kodiak D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kodiak NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kodiak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kodiak-Afognak Islands(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ouzinkie Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-460, LOC. 12. HEAD OF CORNELIUS CREEK ABOUT 15 MILES WSW OF GAGING STATION MARKED ON KODIAK (D-2). CORNELIUS CR. A TRIBUTARY TO RED CLOUD RIVER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ACCROSS 27 INCHES CONTAINED 3.45% WO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -152.65939, 57.81275
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Cornelius And Associates

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-460 (D-2), LOC. 12.

  • Deposit

    ALASKA DIV. OF MINES AND MINERALS GEOL. REPT 31, P. 4, LOCALITY.

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-460-12

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHEELITE FOUND IN GRAYWACKE NEAR HEAD OF CORNELIUS CREEK.
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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