Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
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
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1845
Identification
Deposit ID10069340
MRDS IDW006803
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates42.56109, -72.1795
References
CHUTE, N.E. 1945, "THE BROWN IRON ORE DEPOSIT DISTRICT OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASS", MASS DEPT. PUBLIC WORKS - USGS COOP GEOL PROJECT, OPEN FILE REPORT, PGS 1-60, MAPS PG 29, SKETCH OF MINE PIT, PLATE