Description
Zephaniah Palmer
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlOre Shoots Plunge 25 N
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss
StructureFaults Strikes N E And Dips 60
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1833
Last production1890
Discovery year1820
Identification
Deposit ID10089977
MRDS IDW044719
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.46469, -73.67509
References
HAGNER, A.F., AND COLLINS, L.G., 1967, MAGNETITE ORE FORMED DURING REGIONAL METAMORPHISM, AUSABLE MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NEW YORK: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 62, NO. 8, P. 1046-1056LUEDKE, 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 ORES: WITH A REPORT ON THE MINEVILLE-PORTHENRY MINE GROUP, BY J.F. KEMP: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 100-102POSTEL, A.W., 1952, GEOLOGY OF CLINTON COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 237, P. 53-55, PLATE 1, 2