Mine detail: Fox Hill Quarry

Previously called 'Knoll Quarry'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.34941, -73.43285

Resource(N)

Primary: Wollastonite, Garnet
Ore: Wollastonite
Orebody form: TABULAR TO LENSE
Discovery year: 1810

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1939
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Folialtion Trend N 40-50 W At The Eastern End Then Becomes E W To W

References

MRDSW044901
DEP10106350
Reference{Deposit:: BROUGHTON, J.G., AND BURNHAM, K.D., 1944, OCCURRENCE AND USES OF WOLLASTONITE FROM WILLSBORO, NEW YORK: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 1737, PP8.}{Deposit:: BURNHAM, K.D., BUTTERFIELD, H.M., AND HALL, A.L., 1953, GEOLOGY OF THE WILLSBORO; N. Y. WOLLASTONITE DEPOSITS: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL TRANACTIONS, PP.8}{Deposit:: LADOO, R.B., 1954, WOLLASTONITE AND DIOPSIDE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL TRANSACTIONS, P}{Deposit:: *ARA, P., THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, PETROLOGY, AND ORIGIN OF THE WILLSBORO WOLLASTONITE DEPOSIT, NEW YORK: MASTE* 1976, QUEENS COLLEGE (C.U.N.Y.)}{Deposit:: POWER, T., 1986, WOLLASTONITE-PERFORMANCE FILLER POTENTIAL: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 19, 20}{Deposit:: PUTNAM, G.W., THE GEOLOGY OF SOME WOLLASTONITE DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: MASTE*, 1958, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY}{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. 443}
ReporterNyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)