New York · Essex County
Past Producer

Pilfershire Deposit

Essex County, New York, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1873
Identification
Deposit ID10090030
MRDS IDW044929
Alternate namesCleveland Mine, Sherman Bed
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.0733, -73.48981
References
KEMP, J.F., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNETITES NEAR PORTHENRY, N.Y., AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF MINEVILLE: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTION, VOL. 27, P 156LUEDKE, 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, PLATE 2SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN NO.7, P 35