Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlIron Rich Precambrian Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueChondrodite, Mica, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Paragneiss
StructureFolded, Faulted Uplands ; Reg.Trends: Northeast, Faulted Block
Tectonic settingFaulted Block
AlterationMetamorphism Of Beds
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1879
Discovery year1825
Identification
Deposit ID10067393
MRDS IDW000138
Alternate namesGerman Flats Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.3961, -73.75039
References
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, "IRON MINES OF NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, TEXT, PG 20, 21COLONY, R.J., 1921, "MAGNETITE DEPOSITS SE. NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 249, MAP, TEXT, PG 124-126NEWLAND, D.H., 1919, "MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 223, TEXT, PG 1241889 RECON NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVESMOCK, 1889COLONY, 1921