Description
Discovered By The Aeromagnetic Survey Made By The United States Geological Survey
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSHOOT
Materials
GangueChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss
StructureFoliation Trends N 30 E Dips Vertically; Lineation Trends S 30 W Plunging 40 Sw
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10090173
MRDS IDW044847
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.27387, -75.84433
References
BUDDINGTON, A.F., AND LEONARD, B.F., 1962, REGIONAL GEOLOGY OF THE ST LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT NORTHWEST ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 376, P.LEONARD, B.F., AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1964, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT NORTHWESTERN ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, P. 8, 22, 70, 72, 149-153LUEDKE, 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. 411REED, D.F., AND COHEN, C.J., 1947, STAR LAKE MAGNETITE DEPOSITS ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4131, P 6-10