Massachusetts · Franklin County
Producer

Davis Pyrite Mines

Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
SulfurIronCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur, Iron
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD
Ore controlContact Between Sericite Schist On West, Chlorite Schist On East
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Hawley Schist, Interbedded Amphibolites, Greenstones, And Feldspathic Schists And Granulites, Mica Schists
StructureEast Limb Of Berkshire Anticlinorium ; Reg.Trends: Northeast, None
Tectonic settingSoutheast Dipping Homocline
AlterationRegional Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1882
Discovery year1832
Identification
Deposit ID10110223
MRDS IDW000062
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.68276, -72.86563
References
HATCH, N. L., JR., 1968, USGS GQ 7351968 GEOLMAP HATCH, N. L., JR., MAP AND TEXWEED, W. H., 1911