New York · Columbia County
Past Producer

Hillsdale Limonite Mine

Columbia County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlMass Weathering Of Iron Rich Carbonate Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1834 - 1887
Identification
Deposit ID10067321
MRDS IDW000030
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.1772, -73.52676
References
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, "IRON MINES IN NEW YORK STATE", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, PG 61HOBBS, W.H., 1907, "IRON ORES OF SALISBURY DISTRICT, CONN., N.Y., MASS.", ECON. GEOL. V.2, MAP.SMOCK, 1889