| Deposit ID | 10082266 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044979 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Finney Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.59925, 44.14719 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 475 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 4.8 MILES S 1.5 E OF BM 642 IN ELIZABETHTOWN NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elizabethtown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.59925, 44.14719 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1854 |
| Year of last production | 1875 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vulcan Furnace Co. Boston, Mass. |
| First year | 1869 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 21.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044979 |
SMOCK, J.C., 1889, IRON MINES AND IRON ORE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN NO.7, P 34
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1986 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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