Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlOriginal Carbonaceous Horizon
Materials
Ore mineralsGraphite, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Grenville Series; Schist, Quartzite, Marble
StructureAlling (1918) Mapped This Site As Part Of A Syncline. A Fault Cuts Off The Ore Body.
Tectonic settingAdirondack Highlands
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite To Iron Oxides And Sulfides.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1903
Last production1906
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10080859
MRDS IDW032244
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.85497, -73.59064
References
ALLING, H.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACK GRAPHITE DEPOSITS, N.Y. ST. MUSE UM BULL., NO. 199, 150P