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
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1782
Identification
Deposit ID10069342
MRDS IDW006805
Alternate namesMason and Bliss Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.57637, -73.17175
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, PGS 1-60, MAPS (PGS 28, 29) SKETCH OF MINE PIT, PLATE 7