Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureLineation Plunges 30 N
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1838
Last production1856
Identification
Deposit ID10082108
MRDS IDW044715
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.48941, -73.58397
References
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 405NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORE; WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE-PORT HENRY MINES GROUP, BY J.F., KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 103POSTEL, A.W., 1952, GEOLOGY OF CLINTON COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 237, P. 60-65, PLATE 1, 2SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 7, P. 40