| Deposit ID | 10023299 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000136 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lewis |
| 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. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Essex |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Wollastonite | Primary |
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Wollastonite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Model code | 65 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18g |
| Deposit model name | Skarn wollastonite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite | ||||
| |||||
| 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 |
| (1) | -73.6162, 44.31664 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nyco |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000136 |
HARBEN, PETER, 1986, NEW YORK'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 225, P. 50-66.
SMITH, MARTIN, 1981, WOLLASTONITE-- PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION CONTINUE TO CLIMB: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 167, P. 25-30.
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.
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.
SMITH, 1981.
| 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. |
| 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 |
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