Marion & Gardner Prospects

Past Producer in Washington county in Maine, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10306884
Record type Site
Current site name Marion & Gardner Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.33783, 44.77585 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Long Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Machias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eastport(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Maine Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Washington

Comments on the location information

  • Location Based On Young, 1963. E Shore of Gardner Lake At Marion-Whiting Town Line. Accurate To 300 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.33783, 44.77585

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Diabasic To Gabbroic

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • A Few Small Pits.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.Young, R. S., 1963, Prospect Evaluations, Washington County, Maine: Maine Geological Survey Special Economic Studies Series 3, 86 P.

  • Deposit

    Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.Morrill, P., And Hinckley, W.P., 1959, Eastern Maine: Maine Mines And Minerals, V. 2, Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine, 80 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, L. G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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