Connecticut · Litchfield County
Past Producer

Roxbury Iron Mine

Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
IronCopperSilverLead
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein Quartz In Fault Zone
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Galena, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Siderite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1760 TO ABOUT 1815
Identification
Deposit ID10067422
MRDS IDW000169
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.56799, -73.33854
References
CHUTE, N. E., 1943, "ROXBURY SIDERITE MINE", USGS, MEMORANDUM, UNPUBL., TEXT 2PChute, N. E., 1943, "Roxbury Siderite Mine", Usgs, Memorandum, Unpubl., Text 2p.Ryerson, K.H., 1968, Rock Hound'S Guide To Ct.: ( Pequot Handbook No. 3), The Pequot Press, Inc., Stonington, Ct., Pg. 32-33Kauth, K.B., 1949, No. Jersey Society Visits Roxbury Sta., Conn: Rocks And Minerals, Vol. 24, No. 9-10, Pg. 482-485Heermance, E.L., 1935, "The Connecticut Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Ct., Pg.111-112Shepard, C.U., 1837, "A Report On The Geological Survey Of Ct.: By The Author For The State Of Ct.," New Haven, Ct., Pg. 30-32Shepard, C.U., 1831, "Notice Of The Mine Of Spathic Iron (Steel Ore) Of New Milford And Of The Iron Works Of Salisbury In The State Of Ct.," American Journal Of Science, Vol. Xix, No. Ii, Pg. 311-322Schairer, J.F., 1931, "Minerals Of Conn.", Conn. Geol. Survey, Bull. 51, Pg. 102-103SHEPARD, 1831