Taylor Ledge Lithia Mine

Producer in Hampshire county in Massachusetts, United States with commodity Lithium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067345
MRDS ID W000057
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Ledge Lithia Mine
Related records 10121240

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.82591, 42.46942 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hampshire(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goshen(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Holyoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Westfield River(hydrologic unit)

Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Hampshire

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Quartz Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) Goshen Formation

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Unknown

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PEGMATITE ASSOCIATED WITH GRANITE IN GRAPHITIC SCHIST PIT 165 FT. LONG, 25 FT. WIDE, STRIKE N 60 DEG. W, DIP 50 DEG. NE; SPODUMENE CRYSTALS 6 INCHES LONG; GRANITIZATION PROBABLY DURING DEVONIAN PERIOD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMERSON, B. K., 1898, USGS FOLIO 50

  • Production

    BILLINGS, M. P., 1941

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references