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Duncan Mountain Prospect

Occurrence in Franklin county in New York, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082159
MRDS ID W044813
Record type Site
Current site name Duncan Mountain Prospect
Related records 10175497

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.92315, 44.51358 (WGS84)
Relative position .58 MILES N 42 W OF BM 1400 IN UNION FALLS NEW YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alder Brook(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Franklin

Comments on the location information

  • 1:24000 QUADRANGLE HAD "ADLER BROOK (1968)"

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.92315, 44.51358
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike EASTWARD
    Dip 40-60 N
    Thickness 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State Park

Comments on the workings information

  • THE PROSPECT CONSIST OF THREE SHALLOW PITS

Comments on development

  • UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES MADE A RECONNAISSANCE DIP NEEDLE SURVEY AND IT SHOWED A MODERATE ANOMALY OVER A DISTANCE OF 600 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1985 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

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