Garnet Point

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Garnet
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 10185601
MAS/MILS ID 0021220008
Record type Site
Current site name Garnet Point

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.69891, 54.72615 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Prince Rupert C-3 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Duke Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prince Rupert(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 082 S 098 E 25 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.69891, 54.72615

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • SEE BACK-UP FILE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXAMINED BY GOVT. ENGINEERS IN 1953, OTHERWISE NO ACTIVITY COMPOSED OF GARNET BEACH SANDS RESULTING FROM WEATHERING OF A GARNET SCHIST THAT PARALLELS BEACH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.