Commodities
PrimaryIron, Sulfur-Pyrite
SecondaryCopper, Cobalt, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMagmatic
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrrhotite, Limonite
GangueMelanterite, Olivine, Pyroxene
Geology
Host rockNorite
StructureNorite
Tectonic settingSilurian Slate Belt
AlterationWeathering
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10067848
MRDS IDW000718
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates45.43996, -69.19117
References
Houston, R.S., 1956, Genetic study of some pyrrhotite deposits of Maine and New Brunswick: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 7, 117 p.Miller, R.L., 1945, Geology of the Katahdin pyrrhotite deposit and vicinity, Piscataquis County, Maine: Geological Survey of Maine Bulletin 2, 21 p.Young, R.W., 1968, Mineral exploration and development in Maine: in Ridge, J.D. (ed), Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, v. 1, p. 125-139.