Massachusetts · Berkshire County
Past Producer

Leet Mine

Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Iron
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR/IRREGULAR
Ore controlSeemingly Controlled By Vertical Fault In Limestone Near Horizontal Thrust Fault Zone Between Limestone And Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Other materialsGoethite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10069326
MRDS IDW006787
Alternate namesRichmond Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.34165, -73.39954
References
CHUTE, N.E. 1945, "THE BROWN IRON ORE DISTRICT OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASS.", MASS. DEPT. PUBLIC WORKS - USGS COOP. GEOL. PROJ. OPEN FILE REPORT, MAPS, PLATE 6, PGS. 46-49