| Deposit ID | 10069190 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002644 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Packard Manganese Occurrence |
| Related records | 10146619 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.9398, 42.52081 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | FRIZZELL MANGANESE PROSPECT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hampshire(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Plainfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Keene(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Hampshire |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Conway Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Conway Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -72.9398, 42.52081 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Taconic Highlands |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002644 |
NASH, ALANSON, 1827, "ART. IX NOTICES OF THE LEAD MINES AND VEINS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY MASS. AND THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THAT REGION", THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS, VOL - XII, PG. 249 - 250
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERAL VEIN AT JUNCTURE OF TALCOSE AND MICA SLATES; PIT 15 FEET LONG 10 WIDE 7 DEEP; RHODONITE, ANKERITE, RHODOCROSITE, TEPHROITE, SPESSARTITE, PYRITE MANGANESE OXIDE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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