| Deposit ID | 10069329 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006790 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chrome-Magnetite Mine |
| Related records | 10121717 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.99342, 42.31109 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hampden(county)
Massachusetts(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Holyoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Westfield River(hydrologic unit)
Lower Connecticut(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Massachusetts | Hampden |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Emery | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Emery | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -72.99342, 42.31109 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chester Magnetite Emery Bed |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006790 |
EMERSON, B.K., 1898, "DESCRIPTION OF THE HOLYOKE QUAD. MASS-CONN", USGS, GEOL ATLAS, FOLIO 50, MINE LOCATION AND SHORT PARAGRAPH. THIS MINE NOT PLOTTED BY PRATT BUT GEOL. CONDITIONS SIMILAR
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1971 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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