Description
Indians With Prospectors
Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Iron
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES AND BANDS
Ore controlFaults In Adirondack Massif Forming Hanging-And Foot-Wall Ore Bodies
Materials
GangueApatite, Feldspar, Garnet, Pyroxene, Spinel
Other materialsIlmenite
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Anorthosite
Associated rockAnorthosite · Marcy Anortnosite;Whiteface Anorthosite,;Gabbro
StructureAdirondack Anorthosite Massif With Many Faults ; Reg.Trends: Foliation, Linear Flow Structure, Faulting, Faults Associated With Gabbro Masses, Helped Develop Hanging-And Foot-Wall Ore Bodies
Tectonic settingMassif
AlterationPossible Andesinization Of Anorthosite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1834
Discovery year1826
Identification
Deposit ID10067873
MRDS IDW000747
Alternate namesMac Intyre Development Or Sanford Hill Or Tahawus
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.04998, -74.04955
References
1A. GROSS, S.O., 1968, TITANIFEROUS ORES OF THE SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT,NEW YORK, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES,1933-1967(GRATON-SALES VOLUME), VOL. 1: NEW YORK, A.I.M.E. INC., P. 140-153.1B.NATIONAL LEAD CO., TITANIUM DIV., 1964, MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENT, TAHAWUS, NEW YORK--HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, 8 P., ILLUS.1C.BALSLEY, J.R., JR., 1943, VANADIUM-BEARING MAGNETITE-ILMENITE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE SANFORD, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 940-D, P. 99-123.1838 DIREXPL ADIRONDACK IRON AND STEEL CO., PRODUCED IRON ORE1894 DIREXPL MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENT CO., PRODUCED IRON ORE1941 DIREXPL NL INDUSTRIES(FORMERLY NATIONAL LEAD CO.)PRODUCED TI CONCENTRATES AND FE AS COPRODUCT1942 GEOCHEM J.R. BALSLEY, JR., -V POTENTIAL ESTABLISHED(1C)1942 GEOLMAP J.R. BALSLEY, JR., -V POTENTIAL EXAMINED(1C)NATL. LEAD CO., 1964, MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENT(1B)BALSLEY, J.R.,JR.,U.S.G.S. BULL. 940-D, 1943 (IC)