Specimen Number21-2-039CommentsFrom Bob Carpenter research collection. The origin of the Cranberry iron ores is unclear, older reports suggest a vein origin, but the lenticular, conformable geometry and the mineralogy suggest these are metamorphosed sulfidic BIF portions of a volcanic (VMS) system.In Teaching CollectionNoMineral(s)epidotemagnetitesphaleriteRock NameFe oreDistrictCranberry MagnetiteMineCranberryExternal LinkMindatDeposit TypeMetamorphosed VMSGeo-Coords[1]
21-2-039: Fe ore - Cranberry Magnetite District - Cranberry Mine. Franklin College Collections, accessed 06/11/2025, https://digitalcollections.franklin.uga.edu/nodes/view/38279