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
Tectonic settingThrust Fault
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10069328
MRDS IDW006789
Alternate namesGay and Woodruff's Ore Bed
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.34165, -73.39398
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 SKETCH OF PIT AREA PG 45 TEXT