Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
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 years1880
Discovery year1825
Identification
Deposit ID10067380
MRDS IDW000120
Alternate namesSunk Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.43666, -73.85039
References
COLONY, R.J., 1921, "MAGNETITE DEPOSITS SE. NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 249-250, MAP, TEXT, PG 111, 112NEWLAND, D.H., 1919, "MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 223, TEXT, PG 122SMOCK, J.C., 1889, "IRON MINES OF NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, TEXT, PG 201889 RECON N.Y. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY1919 RECON N.Y. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY1921 RECON N.Y. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYSMOCK, 1889; COLONY, 1921