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Morgan Limonite Mine

Past Producer in Dutchess county in New York, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105441
MRDS ID W000133
Record type Site
Current site name Morgan Limonite Mine
Related records 10272859

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.59261, 41.9761 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dutchess(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Millerton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Dutchess

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TOPO SHOWS DEPRESSION 1300 FT. LONG NNE-SSW, 600 FT. WIDE EAST-WEST, AND ABOUT 25 FT. DEEP; SIDERITE COVERED BY GLACIAL MATERIAL 8 TO 20 FT. THICK; SIDERITE ORE SECTION 20 FT. THICK.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Siderite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.59261, 41.9761
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Chemical Sedimentation

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINE NEAR CONTACT WITH UPPER CAMBRIAN SARASOTA SPRINGS GROUP (BRIARCLIFF DOLOMITE); SIDERITE BEDS IN LIMESTONES AND DOLOMITES OF COPAKE, ROCHDALE AND HALCYON LAKE FORMATIONS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1776 TO 1800'S

Mining district

District name Eastern New York

Comments on the production information

  • SIDERITE ASSAY FE 48.1%, S 0.42%, P 0.04%; NOT IDENTIFIED SAMPLE, FE 43.24%, P 0.61%, AL2O3 2.08%, MN2O3 1.65%, SIO2 22.04%, S 0.40%, H2O 10.25%; NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE, ESTIMATED PRODUCTION ABOUT 175,000 TONS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO FIGURES AVAILABLE BUT PROBABLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF LOW GRADE FE ORE PRESENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS TOPO, 1955, "MILLERTON", 1:24,000, SHOWS MINE PIT AS DEPRESSION. HOBBS ONLY SHOWS MINE SYMBOL ON MAP, NO MINE TEXT. ONE OF THE MANY IRON MINES AND PROSPECTS OWNED BY ALBERT TOWERS OF POUGHKEEPSIE; OWNED ORIGINALLY BY THE LIVINGSTONS; MINE ALSO KNOWN AS THE MACARTHUR PLACE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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