Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlOriginal Carbonaceous Horizon
Materials
Ore mineralsGraphite
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Grenville Series; Schist, Quartzite, Marble
StructureFaulting In Pit Part Of Graben Forming Lake Champlain
Tectonic settingAdirondack Highlands
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite To Iron Oxide And Sulfides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106254
MRDS IDW032237
Alternate namesTinsman Graphite Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.54692, -73.4687
References
ALLING, H.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACK GRAPHITE DEPOSITS, N.Y. ST. MUSE UM BULL., NO. 199, 150 P