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Rhyolite

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Mercury
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258802
MRDS ID A013425
MAS/MILS ID 0020820008
Record type Site
Current site name Rhyolite
Alternate or previous names Joe Stuver, Rhyolite 1-8, Tak Matsumoto, Rhy 5-18, Juninggulra Mountain, Cinnabar 1-6, Jolette 1-4
Related records 10002487

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -158.37729, 61.95358 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sleetmute D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sleetmute NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sleetmute(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aniak(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kuskokwim Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 022 N 050 W 36 SESWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -158.37729, 61.95358
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Waterfield, H. W.
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A003200 DISCOVERED 1957. ACTIVE 1974. SURFACE TRENCHING DISCLOSES CINNABAR IN ERRATICALLY DISTRIBUTED SHORT STRINGERS AND SMALL LENSES NEAR CONTACTS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND SILICA-CARBONATE DIKES AND SILLS (RI 6141).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1985 Prb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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