Mine detail: Wight Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 44.23109, -75.59488

Resource(M)

Primary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Gangue: Chlorite, Feldspar, Graphite, Quartz
Orebody form: LINEAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Associated type:Pegmatite

References

MRDSW044668
DEP10096654
Reference{Deposit:: BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1934, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HAMMOND, ANTWERP AND LOWVILLE QUADRANGLES; NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 296, P}{Deposit:: BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1917, REPORT ON THE PYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE VEINS IN JEFFERSON AND ST LAWRENCE COUNTIES, NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL BULLETIN NO. 1, PP 34-35}{Deposit:: PRUCHA, J.J., 1957, THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF ST LAWRENCE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 357, PP 46-49, PLATE 8A, PLATE 14}{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 425}
ReporterNyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)