Mine detail: Leverett Lead Mines

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Location: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.4572, -72.52229
dep_id: 10067330
mrds_id: W000040
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lead
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Barium-Barite, Silver, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
ore_ctrl: Fault Zone; Trends N 15 Deg. W; Mineralization Possibly Paleozoic (?)
Reporter: *gostino, John P.
hrock_type: Schist
arock_type: Diabase
prod_yrs: EARLY 180*
References:
  • Deposit:: HITCHCOCK, EDWARD, 1832, AM. JOUR. SCI. AND ARTS, VOL. 2
  • Production:: EMERSON, B.K., 1898 B
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