| Deposit ID | 10082165 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044820 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moira Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.57678, 44.82358 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 119 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 2.68 MILES S 87 W OF BM 436 IN BRUSHTON NEW YORK, Within A Radius Of 4000 Ft |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brushton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Massena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Potsdam Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Potsdam Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -74.57678, 44.82358 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044820 |
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P 434
NEWLAND, D.H., 19218 THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 223, 224, P. 273, 274
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-85 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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