New York · Dutchess County
Past Producer

Clove Spring Limonite Mine

Dutchess County, New York, United States
Iron
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Description

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formVERTICAL SHEET
Ore controlProbably Mass Weathering Of Iron Rich Carbonate Beds In Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Geology
StructureOverthrust Blocks ; Reg.Trends: N N E, Overthrust Fault
Tectonic settingThrusting
AlterationMass Weathering
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10067401
MRDS IDW000148
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.67555, -73.68344
References
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, "IRON MINES OF NEW YORK STATE", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, PG 54, 551889 RECON NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVESMOCK, 1889