| Deposit ID | 10291669 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000041 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0250110057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Leverett Prospects |
| Related records | 10067331 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.50091, 42.47358 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 137 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Toby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Holyoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ashuelot River-Connecticut River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Erving Formation |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0250110057 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000041 | MAS references MRDS |
BARTON, W.R. (USBM LIAISON OFFICER FOR CONN., MASS., N.H., R
D VT., 1976, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
EMMERSON, B.K., 1898, "GEOLOGY OFOLD HAMPSHIRE CO., MASS., C
ING FRANKLIN, HAMPSHIRE, AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES, USGS, MON. 29
APELL, G.E.(MINING ENGR., USBM) LEAD AND ZINC IN NEW ENGLAN
NEW YORK" MARCH 1955, NEW ENGLAND-NEW YORK INTER-AGENCY COMM
MINERAL RESOURCES STUDY AND REPORT GROUP--IN BACKUP FILES
HITCHCOCK, E., 1841, FINAL REPORTON THE GEOLOGY OF MASSACHUS
VOL. 1.
NOT ON RCF OR CMS LISTS 10/81
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATE OF COMMENTS: JUNE, 1976. BARITE IS A NON-RECOVERABLE GANGUE MINERAL. TYPE MINING IS ASSUMED TO BE UNDERGROUND. LITERATURE LACKING IN INFORMATION. LOCATION COORDINATES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE BASED LOC. DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN IN REFS.702 & 707. RESULTING ELEVATION ON MAP WITH REF. 702 WAS ENTERED INTO REC. 030, COLS. 67-71. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Dunn, George | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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