| Deposit ID | 10105530 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006806 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maffat Mine |
| Related records | 10146001 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.3926, 42.33887 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Berkshire(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
State Line(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pittsfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Housatonic(hydrologic unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Berkshire |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -73.3926, 42.33887 |
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| Length | 60.96M |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Richmond Iron Ore District, Taconic Range |
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| Year | 1882 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | FE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^46.87 % Fe, .124 % Phosphorous | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006806 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | N30 HUDSON OR BERKSHIRE SCHISTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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