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Catherine Hill Molybdenite Prospect

Occurrence in Hancock county in Maine, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008387
MRDS ID D000495
Record type Site
Current site name Catherine Hill Molybdenite Prospect
Alternate or previous names Catherine Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.08264, 44.61469 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hancock(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tunk Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bangor(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Hancock

Comments on the location information

  • Trail Starts From Rte 182, 3/4 Mi W From E End of Fox Pond. Goes To Pits On S Side of Peak of Hill, Around To E End of Peak (Morrill & Hinckley). Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Molybdenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.08264, 44.61469
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Granite And Quartz Monzonite

Comments on the geologic information

  • Disseminated Molybdenite In Med-Coarse Granite; Also On Fracture Surfaces. Sparse Molybdenite Present Over Extensive Area, With No Associated Hydrothermal Alteration.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Blast Holes, Pits and Trenches Along Crest of Hill.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL & HINCKLEY, 1959, MAINE MINES & MINERALS V. 2 EAST MAINE

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.

  • Deposit

    Schmidt, R.G., 1978, The Potential For Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposits In The Eastern United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 907e, 31 P.Schmidt, R.G., 1978, The Potential For Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposits In The Eastern United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 907e, 31 P.

  • Deposit

    Trefethen, J. M., 1947, Mineral Production, 1945 - 1946: In Report Of The State Geologist, 1945-1946: (Maine Geological Survey), Maine Development Commission, Augusta, Maine, 97 P. (Trefethen 1947)Trefethen, J. M., 1947, Mineral Production, 1945 - 1946: In Report Of The State Geologist, 1945-1946: (Maine Geological Survey), Maine Development Commission, Augusta, Maine, 97 P. (Trefethen 1947)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-JUL-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
Reporter 01-AUG-74 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Updated Commodities, Ore Materials, Calculated Lat/Long

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