New York · Essex County
Past Producer

Orchard Pit

Essex County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10082257
MRDS IDW044970
Alternate namesBarton Hill Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.09997, -73.53147
References
KEMP, J.F., 1898, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNETITES NEAR PORTHENRY, N.Y. AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF MINEVILLE: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS, VOL. 27, P. 172LUEDKE, 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; WITH A REPORT ON MINEVILLE-PORTHENRY MINE GROUP, BY J.F. KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 84, 86