Corky

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Asbestos
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003398
MRDS ID A106154
Record type Site
Current site name Corky
Alternate or previous names Corky (aka. Roseie, Ram's Horn, Verde), Verde, Ram's Horn, Roseie

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.70263, 62.94969 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nabesna D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Nabesna NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Nearby scientific data

(1) -143.70263, 62.94969

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = MILS #0020780090

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit Other Comments = Data from Alaska Cardex files, Fairbanks, AK. Insufficient data to accurately locate deposit.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1996 D. Singer U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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