Black Brook Propect

Occurrence in Clinton county in New York, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089984
MRDS ID W044738
Record type Site
Current site name Black Brook Propect
Related records 10297029

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.73703, 44.45803 (WGS84)
Elevation 311
Relative position .18 MILES N 68 E OF BM 966 IN BLACK BROOK NEW YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clinton(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Au Sable Forks(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Clinton

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG VALUES FROM USGS NATIONAL ATLAS ARE FOR A LOCATION IN THE GIVEN COUNTY AND POSITION NORTHEAST OF BLACK BROOK, NEW YORK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.73703, 44.45803

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Foliation Strikes N 80 E And Dips 35 N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Republic Steel Corp
    First year 1967

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS WERE OPENED, ONE IS JUST OFF THE ROAD WEST OF THE CHURCH, THE OTHER LIES 400 FT NORTH OF THE FIRST SHAFT

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1986 Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) New York State Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.