Mine detail: Farr Prospect

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Location

Lat / long: 44.44804, -75.32015

Resource(M)

Primary: Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
Ore: Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Feldspar, Quartz, Tourmaline
Orebody form: LENSES

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence
Last production ended: 1904

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Associated type:Pegmatite
Structure:Ore Attains Maximum Thickness Along The Axes Of The Anticlinal And Synclinal Drag Folds

References

MRDSW044749
DEP10096656
Reference{Deposit:: BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1917, REPORT ON THE PYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE VEINS IN JEFFERSON AND ST LAWRENCE COUNTIES, NEW YORK; NEW YORK DEFENSE COUNCIL BULLETIN NO. 1 P. 26, 27}{Deposit:: PRUCHA, J.J., 1957, PYRITE DEPOSITS OF ST LAWRENCE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 357, PP 61, 63-64}{Deposit:: SMYTH, C.H., JR., 1912, ON THE GENESIS OF THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF ST LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 158, PP 152-153, FIGS 14, 15}{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.)