| Deposit ID | 10090173 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044847 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Outafit Occurrence |
| Related records | 10224006 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.84433, 44.27387 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
| Relative position | 2.54 MILES S 50 W OF BM 1470 ON THE WESTSIDE OF THE CLIFTON AND COLTON TOWN LINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gouverneur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | St. Lawrence |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 28% FE (LEONARD, BUDDINGTON, 1964) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -75.84433, 44.27387 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation Trends N 30 E Dips Vertically; Lineation Trends S 30 W Plunging 40 Sw |
| General form | SHOOT |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30-35 E |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Plunge direction | SOUTHWEST |
| Thickness | 19.81M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1945 |
| Discoverer | Discovered By The Aeromagnetic Survey Made By The United States Geological Survey |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newton Falls Paper Mill, Inc. |
| Home office | Newton Falls, Ny |
| First year | 1962 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044847 |
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. 411
REED, D.F., AND COHEN, C.J., 1947, STAR LAKE MAGNETITE DEPOSITS ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4131, P 6-10
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS OCCURRENCE WAS THE FIRST NEW MAGNETITE ORE BODY FOUND IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE BY MEANS OF THE AIRBORNE MAGNETOMETER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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