Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlOriginal Carbonaceous Horizon
Materials
Ore mineralsGraphite, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Diopside, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Grenville Series; Schist, Marble, Quartzite, Amphibolite
Associated rockDiabase · Diabase Dike
StructureFolding Seen In Road Cut May Repeat Rock Sequence. Diabase Dike In Road Cut Stops At Marble.
Tectonic settingAdirondack Highlands
AlterationLeaching Of Pyrite From Schist Seen In Outcrop.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080857
MRDS IDW032242
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.74275, -73.58953
References
ALLING, H.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACK DEPOSITS, N.Y. ST. MUSEUM BULL., NO. 199, 150P