Connecticut · Litchfield County
Past Producer

Davis Limonite Mine

Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
IronManganese
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Commodities
PrimaryIron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlProbably Mass Weathering Of Siderite Rich Carbonate Beds; Iron-Sulfide-Rich Schist Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
GangueBiotite, Muscovite, Phlogopite, Tremolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1734 - 1907
Identification
Deposit ID10105442
MRDS IDW000137
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.97332, -73.43815
References
HOBBS, W.H., 1907, "IRON ORES OF SALISBURY DISTRICT, CONN.", ECON. GEOL. V.2, MAP, TEXT, PG 158, 159HOBBS, 1907