Lebanon I89 Roadcut Cu/Moly Showings

Occurrence in Grafton county in New Hampshire, United States with commodities Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, Iron, Pig Iron, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081604
MRDS ID W033803
Record type Site
Current site name Lebanon I89 Roadcut Cu/Moly Showings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.28366, 43.63636 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Relative position 1 1/2 MI W OF LEBANON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grafton(county)

New Hampshire(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hanover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rutland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Waits River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)

Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Hampshire Grafton

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM JOHN LYONS AND VISITED IN FIELD. A MINERALIZED ROADCUT S SIDE I89 FROM POVERTY LANE OVERPASS EAST TO EXIT 19 OFFRAMP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Iron, Pig Iron Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.28366, 43.63636

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES/VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO LIMESTONE EXPOSED. DEPOSITS REL. SHALLOW. OPHIR MINE, EMMA MINE
Deposit 40 FT E OF POVERTY LANE OVERPASS SAW 2 LENSES MASSIVE SULFIDE 4 INCHES AND 2 FT THICK IN GRAY PHYLLITE. NEAR EXIT 19 OFFRAMP HAVE INTRUSIVE CONTACT BETWEEN PHYLLITE AND QTZ DIORITE. 30 FT W OF CONTACT SAW QTZ/TOURMALINE VEINS IN PYRITE-ALTERED PHYLLITE. ENTIRE STRETCH ON TOP (FLAT) PART OF ROADCUT IS PYRITE-ALTERED IN SHADES OF RED,BUFF, AND BROWN.200 FT W OF CONTACT SAW SULFIDE SEGREGATION ZONE 8 IN THICK AND PARALLEL TO BEDDING (FOLIATION).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Calkins, James A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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