| Deposit ID | 10089975 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044712 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Russia Station Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Phillips Ore Body |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.7812, 44.67386 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 469 |
| Relative position | 2.73 MILES N 17 W OF BM 787 IN MOFFITSVILLE NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clinton(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moffitsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain North(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 | Clinton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.7812, 44.67386 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation Generally Strikes North |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 35 EAST |
| Thickness | 6.71M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1855 |
| Discoverer | Peter Tremblay |
| Year of first production | 1852 |
| Year of last production | 1872 |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr Jerry Phillips |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel Corp |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044712 |
BARDILL, J.D., 1947, MAGNETIC SURVEYS, RUSSIA STATION MAGNETITE DISTRICT, CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4008, PP. 7
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. 405, MAP
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1850'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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