Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlIron Rich Precambrian Bed
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Paragneiss
StructureFaulted, Folded Uplands ; Reg.Trends: Northeast, Faulted Blocks
Tectonic settingFaulted Uplands
AlterationMetamorphism Of Rock Units
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsABOUT 1864, 1912, 1919
First production1912
Identification
Deposit ID10067379
MRDS IDW000119
Alternate namesNelson Magnetite Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.38999, -73.89039
References
COLONY, R.J., 1921, "MAGNETITE DEPOSITS SE. NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 249-250, MAP, TEXT, PG 114, 115NEWLAND, D.H., 1919, "MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 223, TEXT, PG 123SMOCK, J.C., 1889, "IRON MINES OF NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, TEXT, PG 201921 RECON NEW YORK GEOLOGICAL SURVESMOCK, 1889