Massachusetts · Berkshire County
Past Producer

Maffat Mine

Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlSeemingly Controlled By Vertical Fault In Limestone Near Horizontal Thrust Fault Zone Between Limestone And Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Other materialsGoethite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Identification
Deposit ID10105530
MRDS IDW006806
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.33887, -73.3926
References
CHUTE, N.E. 1945, "THE BROWN IRON ORE DISTRICT OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASS.", MASS. DEPT. PUBLIC WORKS - USGS COOP. GEOL. PROJ. OPEN FILE REPORT, MAPS, SKETCH MAPS, PLATE NO. 6 PGS 45, 461882 HUDSON MINING CORP