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Field cards: what kind of sites?
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
A processing plant site.
Status not recorded.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Minerals recorded here
No individual minerals are listed in these records.
Commodities
Salt 7Iron 1Zirconium 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Ludlum/ Dunkirk, N.Y. | Iron | — | Plant | 42.483, -79.333 |
| O.R.Reed No.1 Well | Salt | — | Prospect | 42.059, -79.680 |
| Johnson No.1 Well | Salt | — | Prospect | 42.407, -79.265 |
| C.M.Estee Well | Salt | — | Past Producer | 42.300, -79.186 |
| Carborundum Co/ Falconer, N.Y. | Zirconium | — | Unknown | 42.121, -79.200 |
| Kyle Morse No.1 Well | Salt | — | Past Producer | 42.068, -79.415 |
| Gerry Homes No.1 Well | Salt | — | Prospect | 42.197, -79.251 |
| Weiss No.1 Well | Salt | — | Past Producer | 42.019, -79.169 |
| A.Donelson No.1 Well | Salt | — | Prospect | 42.021, -79.254 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 18 fossil collection records in Chautauqua County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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