Commodities
PrimaryIron
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
Other materialsGoethite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Tectonic settingThrust Fault
AlterationLow To High Rank Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10069335
MRDS IDW006797
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.34859, -73.37732
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 PGS 44, 45, SKETCH OF MINE AREA PLATE 3