Description
Glen Falls Graphite Co.
Commodities
PrimaryGraphite, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zone Trending N23e
Materials
Ore mineralsGraphite, Pyrite
GangueAugite
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureSyncline Nw-Se
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Last production1918
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10081515
MRDS IDW033577
Alternate namesGlen Falls Graphite Co. Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.31609, -73.95122
References
ALLING, A.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACK GRAPHITE DEPOSITS: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 199, P. 92-96, 135.MILLER, W.J., 1923, GEOLOGY OF THE LUZERNE QUADRANGLE, NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 245, 246, P. 62, MAPLUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 400, 401