| Deposit ID | 10106347 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044865 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Green Farm Deposit |
| Related records | 10127030 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.1293, 44.22359 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
| Relative position | 1.4 MILES S 07 W OF BM 1011 JUST SE OF FINE NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Lawrence(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gouverneur(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 | St. Lawrence |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.1293, 44.22359 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 W |
| Dip | 20-80 SW |
| Plunge | 20 SSW |
| Plunge direction | S 15 W |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1888 |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Magnetic Iron Ore Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.01HA |
| Overall depth | 1.83M |
| Overall length | 17.98M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044865 |
LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 411
NEWLAND, D.H., 1908, GEOLOGY OF THE ADIRONDACK MAGNETIC IRON ORES: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 119, P. 138
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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