New York · Livingston County
Producer

Old Retsof Shaft

Livingston County, New York, United States
HalitePotassiumGypsum-Anhydrite
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Commodities
PrimaryHalite
TertiaryPotassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsHalite
GangueAnhydrite, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Evaporite · Syracuse Formation
StructureSalina Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1884
Identification
Deposit ID10107340
MRDS IDW020564
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.83805, -77.88135
References
BATES, R.L., 1960 (1969), GEOLOGY OF THE INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS: NEW YORK, DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC., 459 P.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, SALT, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 229-234.HARBEN, PETER, 1986, NEW YORK'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 225, P. 50-63.MESA INSPECTORS