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Peterson Creek Quarry

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Stone
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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 10136715
MAS/MILS ID 0020950265
Record type Site
Current site name Peterson Creek Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -149.0476, 60.88924 (WGS84)
Elevation 27
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anchorage(Municipality)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Anchorage(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach 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
Seward 009 N 002 E 11 SWNWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -149.0476, 60.88924
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp. (Locality S-317).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Used as source rock for highway contruction since 1950. Also used as a source of septic rock for the Girdwood sewage treatment plant in 1979.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-APR-1988 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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