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Copper Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069369
MRDS ID W006839
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Prospect
Related records 10243442

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.91285, 42.64331 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.9 MILE WNW OF NORTH SIDE OF DEERFIELD RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rowe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Deerfield 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
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.91285, 42.64331
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CHLORITE SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Charlemont - Heath Area

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 10-15 FT. LONG IN HILL SIDE - QUARTZ VEIN BARREN, MORETOWN FORMATION; VEIN TRENDS N 75 DEGREES E, DIPS 77 DEGREES SE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUINN, A.W., 1945, "GEOLOGY OF THE CHARLEMONT - HEATH AREA, MASS", MASS DEPT PUBLIC WORKS USGS COOP. GEOL. PROJ. OPEN FILE REPORT. MINE AND PROSPECTS LOCATED PG 24 TEXT

Reporter information

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

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