| Deposit ID | 10089987 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044745 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Valentine Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.37848, 44.12359 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 280 |
| Relative position | 2.13 MILES N 60 E OF BM 797 OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Natural Bridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gouverneur(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Lewis |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Wollastonite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.37848, 44.12359 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY TO THE WEST |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1978 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gouverneur Talc Co, Subsidiary Of R. T. Vanderbilt Co. |
| First year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044745 |
AWAK, C.T., WEAKLIEM, J.H., SCLAR, C.B., 1983, THE LAKE BONAPARTE WOLLASTONITE DEPOSIT, LEWIS COUNTY, NEW YORK: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ABSTRACT WITH PROGRAM, 001.15, P. 518
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.) | New York State Geological Survey |
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