| Deposit ID | 10106341 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044801 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lee Mine |
| Related records | 10151454 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.47064, 44.05358 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 158 |
| Relative position | 2.68 MILES N 15 W OF ELEVATION MARK 106 OFF ROUTE 9N SOUTH OF PORT HENRY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Port Henry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.47064, 44.05358 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 W |
| Dip | 19-30 W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044801 |
NEWLAND, D. H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P 68-69, PLATE 2
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITE STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 407
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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