Mine detail: Split Rock Prospect

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Location: Essex County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.26665, -74.32261
dep_id: 10090019
mrds_id: W044902
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Graphite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Dike Striking N 70 E With A Dip Of 45 N 20 W
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_type: Pegmatite
References:
  • Deposit:: ALLING, H.L., 1918, THE ADIRONDACK GRAPHITE DEPOSITS: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 199, P. 31-33
  • 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. 400
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