Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFold Axes
Materials
GangueDiopside, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockCalc-Silicate Schist
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureFold Plunging Nw
Tectonic settingAdirondack Mt Piedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1890
Identification
Deposit ID10090014
MRDS IDW044889
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.31554, -75.2907
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 339-341LUEDKE, 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