Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlSeemingly Controlled By Vertical Fault In Limestone Near Horizontal Thrust Fault Zone Between Limestone And Schist.
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Other materialsGoethite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1856
Identification
Deposit ID10110423
MRDS IDW006808
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.51804, -73.2662
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 PG 30 SKETCH OF MINE PIT, PLATE 7