New York · St. Lawrence County
Occurrence

Wight Mine

St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formSTRATAFORM
Geology
Host rockMarble
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1885
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10082214
MRDS IDW044891
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.26192, -75.39181
References
ENGEL, A.E.J., 1962, THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND TALC DEPOSITS OF THE BALMAT-EDWARDS DISTRICT: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT, P. 345-346LUEDKE, 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 441