Massachusetts · Berkshire County
Producer

Maple Hill Prospect

Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Iron
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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
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10069347
MRDS IDW006813
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.32498, -73.38982
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 8, SKETCH OF MINE AREA, TEXT PG. 5