| Deposit ID | 10082176 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044835 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Franklin Falls Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.96843, 44.43053 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 512 |
| Relative position | 1.24 MILES S 10 E OF BM 1706 JUST NORTH OF FRANKLIN FALLS NEW YORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Franklin Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Champlain South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | -73.96843, 44.43053 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| 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 | W044835 |
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 GEOLOCICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 401
MILLER, W.J., 1919, GEOLOGY OF THE LAKE PLACID QUADRANGLE: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 211, 212, P 102
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1985 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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