Mine detail: Plattsburg

Previously called 'Plattsburgh'

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Location: Clinton County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.69469, -73.4473
dep_id: 10038135
mrds_id: M045421
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Trace mineral: Platinum, Iridium, Rhodium, Palladium, Copper, Osmium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chromite
orebody_fm: NUGGET
ore_ctrl: Source Region And Direction Of Glacial Transport
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Glacial Sediment
tectonic: North American Paleozoic Platform
disc_yr: 1880
References:
  • KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 193, P. 57-59
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