A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Clinton Iron Formation, Clinton, New York |
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| Description | The Clinton Iron Formation was a source of iron ore during the middle 1800s. Processing was done in charcoal iron kilns. Clinton iron ore exists in much of the Appalachian Mountain region but is not the same everywhere. In the Northern states, especially New York and Pennsylvania, this ore is mostly magnetite. In the south, escpecially in Alabama, hematite is more common. The sample shown is about 10 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Silurian |
| Lithostratigraphy | Cinton Iron Formation |
| Location | USA ▹ New York. Near Clinton. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #165. |
| Key words | iron ore, Clinton, hematite, magnetite |
| Tech details | 1.02 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital. |
| GeoDIL number | 498 |
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