Commodities
PrimaryIron, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFault Trends N 30 E To N 60 E With An Average Dip Of 65 Nw
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Garnet, Hornblende, Pyroxene
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1966
Discovery year1826
Identification
Deposit ID10090024
MRDS IDW044914
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.0553, -74.0486
References
GROSS, S.O., 1968, TITANIFEROUS ORE OF THE SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT, NEW YORK: IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, (GRATON-SALES VOLUME), VOL. 1, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY, AND PETROLEUM ENG. P 140-153LUEDKE, 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 407STEPHESON, R.C., 1945, TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE SANFORD AREA, NEW YORK NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 340, P.