Lynch Prospect

Occurrence in Clinton county in New York, United States with commodity Iron

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10089970
MRDS ID	W044699
Record type	Site
Current site name	Lynch Prospect
Related records	10127349

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-73.65953, 44.55275 (WGS84)
Elevation	475
Relative position	2.01 MILES N 15 W OF BM 1039 ON MITCHELL ROAD IN THE TOWN OF BLACK RIVER NEW YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clinton(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Peasleeville(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	Clinton

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Iron	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-73.65953, 44.55275	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Local
Structure description	Small Intricate Folds Occur On The Hanging Wall Side Of The Ore

Ore body information

General form LENSE

Width 1.52M

General form	LENSE
Width	1.52M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Comments on the workings information

TWO SHALLOW TEST PITS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W044699

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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
Deposit

POSTEL, A.W., 1952, GEOLOGY OF CLINTON COUNTY MAGNETITE DISTRICT, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 237, P. 65-66, PLATE 1, 2

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	DIP NEEDLE SURVEY INDICATES A DISCONTINUOUS ZONE OF MAGNETIC ATTRACTION FOR 1800 FT. THE AIRBORNE MAGNETOMETER SHOWED NO ATTRACTION.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.