| Deposit ID | 10106352 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Castaline Deposit |
| Related records | 10224118 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.63592, 44.16303 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 372 |
| Relative position | 1.26 MILES S 87 W OF BM 628 IN NEW RUSSIA NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Essex(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rocky Peak Ridge(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) | Metanorthosite and anorthositic gneiss |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1800 |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Year of last production | 1810 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. D. And H. H. Ross |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044927 |
KEMP, J.C., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNETITES NEAR PORTHENRY, N.Y. AND ESPECIALLY THOSE OF MINEVILLE: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND ENGINEERING TRANSACTION, VOL 27
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1986 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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