Bernardston Magnetite Occurence

Occurrence in Franklin county in Massachusetts, United States with commodities Iron, Sulfur, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067318
MRDS ID W000027
Record type Site
Current site name Bernardston Magnetite Occurence
Related records 10146612

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.55284, 42.68442 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bernardston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ashuelot River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Franklin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.55284, 42.68442

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fossiliferous Limestone Lense In Bernardston Volcanics

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DEPOSIT ADJACENT TO TRIASSIC ROCKS, VEINS OF MAGNETITE IN LIMESTONE LENS 500 FEET LONG; 20 FEET THICK; DIP 25 DEGREES SE; STRIKE N 25 DEGREES E, DIP 25 DEGREES SE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Connecticut Valley

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STUDY NEEDED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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