Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlOriginal Carbonaceous Horizon
Materials
Ore mineralsGraphite, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Hornblende, Plagioclase, Quartz, Sillimanite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Grenville Series; Schist, Quartzite, Amphibolite
StructureAlling (1918) Mapped Bear Pond Mtn. As An Anticline.
Tectonic settingAdirondack Highlands
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite To Iron Oxide And Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10080858
MRDS IDW032243
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.86164, -73.58981
References
ALLING, H.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACK GRAPHITE DEPOSITS, N.Y. ST. MUSE UM BULL. NO. 199, 150P