Alaska
Past Producer

Dahl Creek Head

Alaska, United States
AsbestosTalc-SoapstoneJade
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
SecondaryTalc-Soapstone, Jade
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile, Nephrite, Quartz, Talc, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10001175
MRDS IDA011876
Alternate namesAsbestos Mountain, Ing-Ink
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates67.00843, -156.82845
References
Anderson, Eskil, 1945, Asbestos and jade occurrences in the Kobuk River region, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 3-R, 48 p.Anderson, Eskil, 1947, Mineral occurrences other than gold deposits in northwestern Alaska: Alaska Territorial Division of Mines Pamphlet 5-R, 48 p.Fritts, C.E., 1970, Geology and geochemistry of the Cosmos Hills, Ambler River and Shungnak River Quadrangles, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geological Report 39, 63 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360.Heide, H.E., Wright, W.S., and Rutledge, F.A., 1949, Investigations of the Kobuk River asbestos deposits, Kobuk district, northwest Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 4414, 25 p.Mayfield, C.F. and Grybeck, D., 1978, Mineral occurrences and resource map of the Ambler river quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-120I, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Reed, I.M., 1931, Report on the placer deposits of the upper Kobuk goldfields: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 37-1, 57 p