New York · Livingston County
Producer

Retsof Mine

Livingston County, New York, United States
HalitePotassiumGypsum-Anhydrite
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Commodities
PrimaryHalite
TertiaryPotassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsHalite
GangueAnhydrite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Illite, Serpentine, Talc
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Evaporite · Syracuse Formation (Vernon)
StructureSalina Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1884
Identification
Deposit ID10022431
MRDS IDDE02781
Alternate namesAzko Nobel Retsof Mine, International Salt Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.77805, -77.85801
References
BATES, R.L., 1960 (1969), GEOLOGY OF THE INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS: NEW YORK, DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC., 459 P.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, SALT, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 229-234.DICKSON, TED, 1983, NORTH AMERICAN SALT AND CHLORALKALIS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 188, P. 21-33.BENBOW, JOHN, 1990, SALT--A STATUS REPORT: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 271, P. 19-33.HARBEN, PETER, 1986, NEW YORK'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 225, P. 50-63.BODINE, M.W., JR., 1968, EQUILIBRIA OF SILICATE ASSEMBLAGES WITHIN NEW YORK MARINE EVAPORITE ROCKS: AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, ANNUAL MEETING, WASHINGTON, D.C., 5 P.BODINE, M.W., JR., 1983, NOTES ON THE CLAY MINERALOGY OF THE RETSOF SALT BED, INTERNATIONAL SALT COMPANY MINE, RETSOF, NEW YORK: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-718, 11P.BODINE, M.W., JR., 1983, TRIOCTAHEDRAL CLAY MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES IN PALEOZOIC MARINE EVAPORITE ROCKS: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SALT, 1983, V. 1, P. 267-284.BODINE, M.W., JR., 1984, CLAY MINERALOGY OF INSOLUBLE RESIDUES IN MARINE EVAPORITES: PAUL F. KERR MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM VOLUME, AIME-SME ANNUAL MEETING, FEBRUARY, 1985, NEW YORK, 24 P.TYSON, RAE, 1994, HUGE SALT MINE IN RACE AGAINST COLLAPSE: USA TODAY, APRIL 14, P. 1 AND 3A.