Massachusetts · Berkshire County
Occurrence

Dixon Mine

Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
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 statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10069327
MRDS IDW006788
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates42.36637, -73.36371
References
CHUTE, N.E. 1945, "THE BROWN IRON ORE DISTRICT OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASS.", MASS. DEPT. PUBLIC WORKS - USGS COOP GEOL. PROJECT, OPEN FILE REPORT, MAPS