Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeResidual
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlProbably Mass Weathering In Situ Of Siderite-Rich Limestone Layers And Pyrite-Rich Schist Layers Although Neither Reported
Geology
Host rockSchist · Stockbridge Formation, Carbonate;Everett Schist
StructureOn Major Overthrust Fault ; Reg.Trends: North - South
Tectonic settingIn Major Overthrust Belt
AlterationMass Weathering Of Fault Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1870 - 1888
First production1870
Discovery year1825
Identification
Deposit ID10067399
MRDS IDW000145
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.57082, -73.63372
References
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, "IRON MINES OF NEW YORK", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, TEXT, PG 551889 RECON NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVESMOCK, 1889