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Magnetite Mine No. Gk-012

Past Producer in Putnam 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068235
MRDS ID W001187
Record type Site
Current site name Magnetite Mine No. Gk-012
Related records 10199892

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.73817, 41.34943 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Putnam(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Croton Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Hudson(hydrologic unit)

Lower Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Hudson-Long Island(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Putnam

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. LOCATION OF QUARRY APPROXIMATE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.73817, 41.34943
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Granitic Intrusive

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COMPLEX GEOLOGIC ZONE OF FAULTED AND METAMORPHOSED IGNEOUS AND SEDIMENTARY ROCK TYPES OF SE. NEW YORK HIGHLANDS. ADJACENT MAGNETITE MINES IN AREA SITED IN PARA-GNEISS LAYERS CUT BY GRANITIC DIKES AND SILLS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1904

Mining district

District name Carmel

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PRODUCTION OF HIGH GRADE IRON ORE PROBABLY SMALL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. AMOUNT OF EASILY ACCESSIBLE HIGH GRADE IRON ORE PROBABLY SMALL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, F. J. H., 1904, "ECON. DEPOSITS MAP OF N. Y.", N. Y. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Production

    MERRILL, 1904

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MERRILL'S MAP AT 1:750000 LOCATES QUARRY BY SYMBOL. ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

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

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