Lewis

Producer in Essex county in New York, United States with commodities Wollastonite, Garnet
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023299
MRDS ID I000136
Record type Site
Current site name Lewis

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.6162, 44.31664 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF WILLSBORO., Estimated Location, Unknown Precision But Probably Within 2 Minutes., Estimated Location, Unknown Precision But Probably Within 2 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Essex(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lewis(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York Essex

Comments on the location information

  • ON WEST SIDE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary
Garnet Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wollastonite Ore
Garnet Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 65
USGS model code 18g
Deposit model name Skarn wollastonite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Grenville Limestone
    Rock description Grenville Lst

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.6162, 44.31664

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Nyco
    First year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 5000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Wollastonite Wol 59 wt-pct Wollastonite Major 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, PETER, 1986, NEW YORK'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 225, P. 50-66.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, MARTIN, 1981, WOLLASTONITE-- PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION CONTINUE TO CLIMB: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 167, P. 25-30.

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1975, WOLLASTONITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS), 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 1227-1234.

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SMITH, 1981.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS A SINGLE SHEET OF WOLLASTONITE ENCASED IN GNEISS. THE GNEISS FORMED FROM THE INTRUTION OF ANORTHOSITE INTO LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-89 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 27-DEC-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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