Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlPegmatite Sweat From Original Carbonaceous Material.
Materials
Ore mineralsGraphite
GangueAugite, Calcite, Garnet, Scapolite, Tourmaline
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Limestone · Grenville Series; Meta-Sediments (Schist, Marble, Quartzite, Amph Ibolite)
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite
Tectonic settingAdirondack Highlands
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1855
Discovery year1842
Identification
Deposit ID10106255
MRDS IDW032240
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.86747, -73.47453
References
ALLING, H.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACK GRAPHITE DEPOSITS, N.Y. ST. MUSE UM BULL., NO. 199, 150P