New York · St. Lawrence County
Occurrence

O'Brien Farm Prospect

St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRINGERS AND MASSES
Ore controlHematite Is Concentrated Along The Foliation Of The Marble Along A N 40 W Joint
Materials
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMarble
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10082199
MRDS IDW044867
Alternate namesLittle River Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.49859, -75.10514
References
LEONARD, B.F., AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1964, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT NORTHWEST ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, P 236LUEDKE, 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 411PRUCHA, J.J., 1953, THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF JEFFERSON AND ST LAWRENCE COUNTIES, NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 357, P 80, 81