Graphite Mine No. Hk-019

Past Producer in Dutchess county in New York, United States with commodity Graphite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068243
MRDS ID W001195
Record type Site
Current site name Graphite Mine No. Hk-019
Related records 10175721

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.96484, 41.48888 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dutchess(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Wappinger(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Dutchess

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. MINE LOCATION ONLY APPROXIMATE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Graphite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.96484, 41.48888

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metamorphosed Sedimentary Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINE PLOTS NEAR FAULT CONTACT OF GRANITIC GNEISS UNIT AND CAMBRIAN ORDOVICIAN STOCKBRIDGE MARBLE FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years ABOUT 1900

Mining district

District name Fishkill

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH GRADE GRAPHITE PRODUCED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING. PROBABLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF EASILY ACCESSIBLE GRAPHITE REMAINS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, F. J. H., 1904, "ECON. DEPOSITS MAP OF N. Y.", N. Y. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Production

    MERRILL, 1904

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MERRILL'S MAP AT 1:750000 LOCATES MINE BY SYMBOL. USGS, TOPO, 1957, "WEST POINT" AT 1:24000 SHOWS SMALL POND AT INTERPOLATED MINE SITE. ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1972 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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