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Bliss Mine

Producer in Berkshire county in Massachusetts, 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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069342
MRDS ID W006805
Record type Site
Current site name Bliss Mine
Alternate or previous names Mason and Bliss Mine
Related records 10218661

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.17175, 42.57637 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Berkshire(county)

Massachusetts(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cheshire(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Massachusetts Berkshire

Comments on the location information

  • CHESHIRE TOWNSHIP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore
Goethite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Stockbridge Formation
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, IRREGULAR
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 91.44M
    Width 68.58M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Seemingly Controlled By Vertical Fault In Limestone Near Horizontal Thrust Fault Zone Between Limestone And Schist.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1782

Mining district

District name Richmond Iron Ore District, Taconic Range

Comments on the production information

  • ORE HIGH IN PHOSPEROUS

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT AND SHAFT, SEMI-CURCULAR

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit N30 HUDSON OR BERKSHIRE SCHISTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1971 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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