Marble Island

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Marble Island is a small island in southeastern Alaska notable for its historic quarries that produced high-quality Tokeen marble used in prominent buildings across the United States.

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Marble Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature
island
administrativeDivision Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
economicActivity stone quarrying
geology carbonate rock
marble formations
hasHistoricSite Tokeen marble quarries
hasName Marble Island NERFINISHED
hasNaturalResource marble
historicPeriodOfActivity early 20th century
late 19th century
historicUse industrial quarry operations
knownFor historic marble quarries
production of Tokeen marble
locatedIn Alaska
Alexander Archipelago NERFINISHED
southeastern Alaska
locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
marbleType Tokeen marble
materialUsedIn prominent buildings in the United States
namedFor its marble deposits
partOf Tongass National Forest NERFINISHED
productExported Tokeen marble
region Southeast Alaska NERFINISHED
resourceQuality high-quality marble
state Alaska
usedFor architectural stone
building stone

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Tokeen marble quarriedAt Marble Island