Commodities
PrimarySulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueFeldspar, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureOre Attains Maximum Thickness Along The Axes Of The Anticlinal And Synclinal Drag Folds
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Last production1904
Identification
Deposit ID10096656
MRDS IDW044749
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.44804, -75.32015
References
BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1917, REPORT ON THE PYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE VEINS IN JEFFERSON AND ST LAWRENCE COUNTIES, NEW YORK; NEW YORK DEFENSE COUNCIL BULLETIN NO. 1 P. 26, 27PRUCHA, J.J., 1957, PYRITE DEPOSITS OF ST LAWRENCE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 357, PP 61, 63-64SMYTH, C.H., JR., 1912, ON THE GENESIS OF THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 158, PP 152-153, FIGS 14, 15LUEDKE, 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 425