Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryMagnesite, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR/IRREGULAR
Ore controlSeemingly Controlled By Vertical Fault In Limestone Near Horizontal Thrust Fault Zone Between Limestone And Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Siderite
GangueGoethite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Tectonic settingComplexly Folded, Faulted, Metamorphosed
AlterationLimonite Replacing Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1827
Identification
Deposit ID10069334
MRDS IDW006796
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.34998, -73.37315
References
CHUTE, N.E., 1945, "THE BROWN IRON DISTRICT OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS", MASS. DEPT. PUBLIC WORKS USGS COOP. OPEN FILE, TEXT, TABLES SKETCH SECTION