Whitecap Mtn. Area Prospect

Prospect in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Garnet, Beryllium, Feldspar, Gemstone, Mica, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267229
MAS/MILS ID 0230170036
Record type Site
Current site name Whitecap Mtn. Area Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.66163, 44.57076 (WGS84)
Elevation 652
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oxford(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Andover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rumford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Androscoggin River(hydrologic unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Oxford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Feldspar Tertiary
Gemstone Primary
Mica Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.66163, 44.57076

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMO, JOHN R, MARCH, 1957, ME GEOL SURVEY MINE RES INDEX

  • Deposit

    SERIES NO. 1, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    RAND, JOHN R, JUNE 30, 1957, ME GEOL SURVEY MINE RES MAP 1.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.