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Clove Limonite Mine

Past Producer in Dutchess county in New York, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067382
MRDS ID W000123
Record type Site
Current site name Clove Limonite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.68566, 41.67249 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dutchess(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Verbank(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Wappinger(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Dutchess

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TOPO SHOWS POND 400 FT LONG NE-SW, 200 FT. WIDE EAST-WEST, MORE THAN 20 FT. DEEP. MANGANESE AND ZINC ARE PROBABLY PRESENT, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED FOR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.68566, 41.67249
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Probably Mass Weathering Of Iron Rich Carbonate And Schist Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINE PIT IN OVERTHRUST FAULT ZONE WITH MID ORDOVICIAN BERKSHIRE PHYLLITE AND SCHIST FORMATION. LIMESTONE BEDS REPORTED IN MINE PIT, BUT NOT SCHIST. IRON RICH LIMESTONE BEDS NOT REPORTED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1834 - 1888

Mining district

District name Eastern New York

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE, ESTIMATED PRODUCTION ABOUT 60,000 TONS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO FIGURES AVAILABLE; PROBABLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF LOW GRADE FE ORE AVAILABLE ALONG THE FAULT ZONE CONTINUATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMOCK, J.C., 1889, "IRON MINES OF NEW YORK STATE", N.Y.S. MUSEUM BULL. 7, MAP, TEXT PG. 54.

  • Deposit

    BECK, L.C., 1837, "MINERAL REPORT NEW YORK STATE", N.Y.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPTS 1837, TEXT PG. 38

  • Production

    SMOCK, 1889

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS TOPO, 1960, "VERBANK", 1:24,000, MINE PIT SHOWN AS POND. ONE OF MANY IRON MINES AND PROSPECTS OWNED BY A. TOWER OF POUGHKEEPSIE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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