| Deposit ID | 10082110 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044720 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ellis Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Skinner Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.7012, 44.74858 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 572 |
| Relative position | 2.27 MILES N 28 E OF BM 1356 IN DANNEMORA NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dannemora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Clinton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Result | 20.7% FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -73.7012, 44.74858 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad And Shallow Syncline That Plunges To The Southwest |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Foliation Dips 40 Degrees, At Depth Of 80 Ft The Dip Decreases To 15 |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | NW |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 701.04M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044720 |
DONNESTAG, P., 1945, GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF THE ELLIS ORE BED AND EXTENSIONS, DANNEMORA, N.Y.: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES DIVISION OF GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION, P. 8
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 406
POSTEL, A.W., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE DANNEMORA QUADRANGLE: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL QUADRANGLE MAP-GQ14
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ELLIS ORE OCCURS ON THE SOUTHEAST LIMB AT THE NORTHEASTERN END OF A SYNCLINE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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