Mine detail: Sweet Pond Occurrence

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Location: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.30165, -75.11152
dep_id: 10093869
mrds_id: W044869
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: LINEAR
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Foliation Is Transected By Close Space Fractures And Microscopic Shear Zones
References:
  • LEONARD, B.F., AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1964, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST LAWRENCE MAGNETITE DISTRICT NORTHWEST ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 377, P 7,195-19
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