| Deposit ID | 10082075 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044667 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morgan Prospect |
| Related records | 10200137 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.57127, 44.25359 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 145 |
| Relative position | 1.68 MILES S 48 W OF THE MAIN INTERSECTION IN SPRAGUEVILLE NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Natural Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gouverneur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fort Drum(Army Training Installation)
Army Training Installation ARMY(Type of land area)
ARMY(Federal land areas administered by ARMY)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Jefferson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 23.5% S (PRUCHA, 1957) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.57127, 44.25359 |
|---|
| General form | STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
| Dip | 30 NW |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gouverneur |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044667 |
BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1917, REPORT ON THE PYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE VEINS IN JEFFERSON AND ST LAWRENCE COUNTIES, NEW YORK STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL BULLETIN NO. 1 P 33
PRUCHA, J.J, 1957, THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF ST LAWRENCE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 357, P 50
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY; UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 425
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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