New York · Essex County
Past Producer

Split Rock Mine

Essex County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
GangueAugite, Biotite, Garnet
Geology
Host rockGabbro
Associated rockGabbro
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10082229
MRDS IDW044922
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.24025, -73.36285
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 407NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 165-167OSBORNE, F.F., 1928, CERTAIN MAGMATITIC TITANIFEROUS IRON ORES AND THEIR ORIGIN: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 23, NO. 7, PART 1, P. 753-757