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Moxie Pond (Black Narrows) Pyrrhotite

Occurrence in Somerset county in Maine, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084543
MRDS ID W101929
Record type Site
Current site name Moxie Pond (Black Narrows) Pyrrhotite
Alternate or previous names Moxie Pond Black Narrows

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.84576, 45.31483 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somerset(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moxie Pond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dover-Foxcroft(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millinocket(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kennebec River(hydrologic unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kennebec(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Somerset

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Fred Beck. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.84576, 45.31483
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHOW AS PROSPECT ONLY
  • Show As Prospect Only. Class "A" Geophysical Anomalies; Drilling Produced Nothing That Explained Anomalies.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Drilled

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1958, MR INDEX 3; M. FOOSE; YOUNG, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S

  • Deposit

    Young, R.W., 1968, Mineral Exploration And Development In Maine: In Ridge, J.D. (Ed), Ore Deposits Of The United States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): American Institute Of Mining, Metallurgical And Petroleum Engineers, V. 1, P. 125-13Young, R.W., 1968, Mineral Exploration And Development In Maine: In Ridge, J.D. (Ed), Ore Deposits Of The United States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): American Institute Of Mining, Metallurgical And Petroleum Engineers, V. 1, P. 125-13

  • Deposit

    Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.Maine Geological Survey (Hussey, Arthur M., Ii; Compiler), 1958, Maine Metal Mines And Prospects: Maine Geological Survey Minerals Resources Index 3, 53 P.

  • Deposit

    Houston, R.S., 1956, Genetic Study Of Some Pyrrhotite Deposits Of Maine And New Brunswick: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 7, 117 P.Houston, R.S., 1956, Genetic Study Of Some Pyrrhotite Deposits Of Maine And New Brunswick: Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 7, 117 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodities, Geologic Comments, References, Host Rocks;
Reporter 01-NOV-83 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Updated Commodities, Ore Materials, Calculated Lat/Long

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