Description
Discovered By The Aeromagnetic Survey By The United States Geological Survey
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formFISHHOOK
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueBiotite, Garnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureLineation At The Southeast End Of The Fold Trends Northeast
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10082188
MRDS IDW044852
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.2847, -74.88151
References
BUDDINGTON, A.F., AND LEONARD, B.F., 1962 REGIONAL GEOLOGY OF THE ST LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT NORTHWEST ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL PAPER 376, P 145LEONARD, B.F., AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1964, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT NORTHWESTERN ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, P 259LUEDKE, 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 PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, P 259REED, D.F., AND COHEN, C.J., 1947, STAR LAKE MAGNETITE DEPOSITS ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4131, P. 9