Mine detail: Newton Hill Mine and Prospects

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Location

Lat / long:

44.31554, -75.2907

Resource(N)

Primary:	Talc-Soapstone
Gangue:	Diopside, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1885
Last production ended:	1890

Geology

Host type:	Calc-Silicate Schist
Associated type:	Pegmatite
Structure:	Fold Plunging Nw
Tectonic:	Adirondack Mt Piedmont

References

MRDS	W044889
DEP	10090014
Reference	{Deposit:: ENGEL, A.E.J., 1962, THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND TALC DEPOSITS OF THE BALMAT-EDWARDS DISTRICT: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT, P 339-341}{Deposit:: 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 441}
Reporter	Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)