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Burke Hill Molybdenite Occurrence

Occurrence in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodities Arsenic, 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 10008394
MRDS ID D000507
Record type Site
Current site name Burke Hill Molybdenite Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Burkehill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.97858, 44.60684 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cherryfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(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 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Young, 1963. West of Cherryfield On Rte 182, Approx 2.4 Mi W of Jct Rte 1. Prominent Roadcut, Elevation 262. (Young, 1963). Accurate To 200 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Arsenopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.97858, 44.60684
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Coarse Grained Granite

Comments on the geologic information

  • Several Thin, Vertical Veins, Rarely More Than 1/2" Wide, Composed of Arsenopyrite, Molybdenite, and Very Minor Pyrite. (Young, 1963)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • None

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YOUNG, R., 1963, PROSPECT EVALUATIONS, WASHINGTON CO., MAINE: MAINE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL ECONOMIC STUDIES SERIES NO.

  • Deposit

    Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.

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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