| Deposit ID | 10194093 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0250150002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Goshen-Lithia Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Barrus Pegmatite |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.83782, 42.46778 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 418 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hampshire(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goshen(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Holyoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Westfield River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Hampshire |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Clay | Unknown |
| Cleavelandite | Unknown |
| Columbite | Unknown |
| Halloysite | Unknown |
| Microcline | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Pollucite | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Spessartite | Unknown |
| Spodumene | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -72.83782, 42.46778 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1823 |
| District name | Goshen Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Barrus (Owner Of The Barrus Farm North Of Lithia) |
| Home office | Massachusetts |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0250150002 |
HESS, FRANK L., ET.AL., BU MINES IC 7232, 1943, PP. 38-42
SHAUB, B.M., AND SCHENK, B.J., POLLUCITE FROM LITHIA, MASS.:
MINERALOGIST: V.39 PP 661-664
KILLEEN, P.L., AND NEWMAN, W.L., TEXT FOR USGS MP-44, 1965,
NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS
NOT ON RCF OR CMS LISTS 10/81
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORDS 800-821 OF 1975 ENTRY REC 700, GENERAL INFO FOR ALL RECORDS REC 701, REC 020, REC 050, REC 070-2 REC 703, TIN OCCURRENCE CASSITERITE IS MENTIONED AS BEING PRESENT IN PEGMATITE BUT I CONCERNING ITS CHARACTER IS UNAVAILABLE. RECORD 030, 3 PEG. AREAS ARE DESCRIBED. LOCATION IS OF THE B FARM.PEG.,AREA 2 IS 1/2 MI. E,ON W.SIDE OF ROAD. AREA 3 IS 2 OF GOSHEN ON W.SIDE OF ASHFIELD-GOSHEN RD. REC.040, GOSHEN IS 14 MI NW OF NORTHAMPTON THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MAX. AREA DISTURBED. AREA 3 I BOULDER FIELD OF 2-3 ACRES (REC.700) REC 050.DISTRICT WAS DISCOVERED AS A SPODUMENE SOURCE IN 182 DISTRICT WAS EXAMINED AND SAMPLED BY E.HITCHCOCK (1823), A.J (1878), SHAUB (1940,1946), AND HESS (1943) REC 060, BARRUS PEG INTRUDED INTO AN OTTRELITE SERICITE SCHI DIPS ABOUT 45 DEG E. REC 070, MINERALOGY OF PEG. REC 080, CASSITERITE OCCURS IN PEG OF THE GOSHEN AREA. PEG M IS FOUND AS FLOAT BOULDERS AND IN PLACE ROCK. EXPOSURES AT B FARM ARE 20 AND 30 FT IN LENGTH AND 4 FT WIDE. AREA 2 IS 10 WIDE, 200 FT LONG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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