| Deposit ID | 10306668 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buck Hill Magnetite Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.40354, 41.81299 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Litchfield(county)
Connecticut(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ellsworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Housatonic(hydrologic unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Connecticut | Litchfield |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| (1) | Stockbridge Marble (Including Inwood Marble) |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
Harte, C.R., 1944, "Connecticut'S Iron And Copper", Ct Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, P. 131Harte, C.R., 1944, "Connecticut'S Iron And Copper", Ct Society Of Civil Engineers, 60th Annual Report, P. 131
Shepard, C.U., 1837, "A Report On The Geological Survey Of Connecticut", New Haven, P. 14Shepard, C.U., 1837, "A Report On The Geological Survey Of Connecticut", New Haven, P. 14
Scharon, H.L., 1944, "Report Of Geophysical Work At Buck Hill, Conn.", Bureau Of Mines, Unpublishied, 16 P.Scharon, H.L., 1944, "Report Of Geophysical Work At Buck Hill, Conn.", Bureau Of Mines, Unpublishied, 16 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1997 | Mchone, Nancy | Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey |
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