| Deposit ID | 10082163 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044818 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Saranac Juction Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -74.19538, 44.37441 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 506 |
| Relative position | 4.67 MILES N 42 W OF BM 1534 IN LAKE SARANAC NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saranac Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tupper Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Granite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -74.19538, 44.37441 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044818 |
ALLING, H.L., 1919, GEOLOGY OF LAKE CLEAR REGION: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 207, 208, P. 120
BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1916, GEOLOGY OF THE SARANAC QUADRANGLE, NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 346, P. 64, MAP
LUEDKE, 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. 397
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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