Mineral Occurrences of New York State with Selected References to Each Locality By ELAI E M. LUEDKE, CHESTER T. WRUCKE, and ]OH A. GRAHAM CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072 - F Prepared in cooperation with the New York State Museum and Science Service, Geological Survey ' UNITED STATES GOVER G OFFICE WASHI . GTON : 1959 UNITED STATES DEPARTME 1T OF THE I TERIOR FRED A. SEATO , Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. olan, Director The U.S. Geological urvey Library has cataloged this publication ns follows: Luedke, Elaine McNallan, 1931- Mineral occurrences of New York State with selected references to each locality, by Elaine 1. Luedke, Chester T. Wrucke, and John A. Graham. Washington, . S. Govt. Print. Off., 1959. iii, 3 5-444 p. col. map (in pock t) 25 em. ( . S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 1072--F. Contributions to economic geology) "Prepared in cooperation with the New York State Museum and Science Service, Geological Survey." 1. Mines and mineral resources- ew York (State)-Bibl. (S~ ries: U. S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 1072--F. Series: U. S. Geological Survey. Contributions to economic geology) 553.09747 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S . Government Prlntln!,t Office Washln~ton 25, D . C. CONTENTS Page Ab tract_ ____ - -------------------------- ------------- ------ ------- 385 Introduction_------------- ---------- - -------------- --------------- 385 Anortho ite_- - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______ __ __ _ 386 ~en i c __ _______ __________ ____________ ____ ____ ___________________ _ 387 .~ b~oo ---------- - ---------------- -------- - -------------------- - - 387 Barite __ _---- - ----------------------------- - ----------- - - - -------- 387 &ryl----------------------- --------------------------------- ---- 387 Oopper _____________________________________________________ _____ _ 3 8 Diatomite - - ----------------------- ------------------------------­ 3 8 D~om~e ---- - --------------------------------------------------- ­ 389 EmerY--------------------------------- - ------------------------- 392 Feldspar _________________________________________________________ _ 393 ~uompa r _______________________________________________________ _ _ 393 Ga rnet------------------------------------------------------- - --- 394 Granite ___________ __ ____________________________________________ _ 395 Graphite _______________ _________________________________________ _ 400 Gypsum _________________________ __ ____ __________________________ _ 40 1 Iron and titan ium __ __ ___ ______________________ __ ___ _____________ __ 404 ~d ____________________________________________________________ _ 412 Lime t~n e _____ _____ ___ _________ ____________________ _________ ____ _ 413 Manganese ______ ________________________________ ________ ________ _ 418 Ma r b~-- - --- - ---------- --- -------------------------------------- - 419 Marl ____________________________________________________________ _ 420 Mi~----------------------- ----- - - ----- - ---------- - --------- -- -- - 421 Mineral water_ _____ ________________________ ___ ________ --_-_- _____ - 422 Molybden urn _______ ____ _________________________________________ _ 422 Natural cement rock_ _____ ________________________________________ _ 423 Ochre _____________ _____________ ___ ___ ______ _____________________ _ 424 Pegmatite ____________ ______ _______ -_- __ -------------------------- 424 Pyri -------------------------------------- - - - -----------------­ 425 Qunr~ite -------------------------------------------- ------- ----- - 426 It and natural brine---------------------- - - - --- - ---------------- 426 nd (found ry) ____ ___________ -------------------------------- ---- - 42 nd oone _____ ___ ___________________________________________ ___ __ 431 rpentine (v rd antique) __ ___ ___ - - --- ___ -- ____ - ___ - ----------- ____ _ 439 iii~---------------------------------------------- - - --- --------­ 440 ilver------ ----- -------------------------------- - ---------------­ 440 ~t ---------------------- - -------------------------------------- 441 ro _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 44 1 Talclron __ ti u___ _______________ ________________________________ ________ _ 441 Trap ro ck __________________________________ __ ___ ___ ____ _________ _ 442 uran ium _------------------------------------------- ------------- 442 Vnnad iu m _____________________________________________ __________ _ 443 Wolla wnite ________ _____ ________________ -------- _____ ------------ 443 Zinc ________________________________________________________ ____ _ 443 ILL TRATION PLATE 9. Map of ew York State showing mi neral occurrences _____ In po cket m CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE, WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY By ELAINE M. LuEDKE/ CHESTERjT . WnucKE/ and J OH A. GRAHAM 2 ABSTRACT References and locations were compiled for more than 1,000 mineral occurrences in ew York State. Each occurrence is shown on an accompanying map and is given by commodity and county in a locality list. Fuels, sand and gravel, and clay are not included in this report. INTRODUCTION Information on the mineral deposits and occurrences in New York State and the locations of each as shown on the accompanying map (pl. 9) were compiled between August and December 1954 and May and November 1956. Data were assembled on the locations of ap­ proximately 1,050 mines, quarries, prospects, salt wells, and surface workings. This 'fOrk was done in cooperation with the New York State Geological and Natural History Survey. Information for this report was taken from published sources and the fil of th ew York tate Geological and atural History urvey; th principal pu bli h d sour es were the New York State Mu um Bulletin and publi ation of the . G ological Survey. All r f r nc u d are cit d in the locality li t, and at l ast one refer nee to a publish d our e or to tb above-mentioned files is given for each depo it hown on the map. Th lo ation of the min ral occurr nee are indicated by symbols (explained in the following list). Of th approximately 1,050 symbols shown, many r pr ent mor than on locality thereby increasing the total number of d po its r pr ented. Commodity abbreviation are given beside ach symbol, but only the two most important commodi­ ties found at the giv n locality are listed. If two depo its are repre­ sent d by one symbol, the principal commodity of each depo it is show·n. ' U. 8. Oool. Sllrvey. 1 ew York State Mus. aod Sci. Service, Oeol. Survey. 3 5 386 CO TRIBUTIONS TO ECO OMIC GEOLOGY an _____ _______ __ Anorthosit.e Mo _____ __ ______ Molybdenum As ___ ___ ______ __ Ar enic bri_ _______ ___ ___ atural brines asb ___________ __ asbestos cern ___ _____ _____ atural cement Ba ___ ______ ____ _ Barite rock Be ____ _______ ___ Beryl ocb ____ ________ _ Ochre diat_ _______ _____ Diatomite p g __________ ___ P egmatite doL ___ _________ Dolomite --------------- Pyrites em ____ __ ___ _____ Emery qzt_ ____________ Quartzite fls ___ ______ _____ F eldspar aCL __________ Salt F -------- _______ Fluorspar sd _____ __ _______ a nd (foundry) gar _______ _____ _ Garnet ss____ __ ________ a ndstone gr __ _________ ___ Granite sp _____________ _ erpentine gph _____ __ ____ __ Graphite i02------------ ili ca gyp _____ ____ ___ _ Gypsum sL ____________ _ _ late Fe _______ _______ Iron r______ ________ trontium Pb ______________ Lead talc ______ ______ _ Talc I - ------- ------ - Limestone T i__ ___ __ ___ ____ Titanium Mn ___________ __ Ma nganese tr _________ _____ Trap rock mbL ___________ _ Marble u _______________ Uranium mrl _____________ Marl wst_ ______ ______ Wollastonite me ____ _______ ___ Mica Zn ____ ______ ___ _ Zinc spa _____ ____ __ __ Mineral water A numbering system is used on the map to key the locality symbols to the corresponding entries in the locality list. The numbers are, for the most part, consecutive by commodities in each county. For example, both the iron and limestone localities in Clinton County are numbered consecutively beginning each with number one. ome numbers are missing where one mine has produced two commodities or where two mines, each producing a different commodity, are represented by the same symbol. In either case, the locality is li ted with the same number under each commodity thereby breaking the consecutive order of numbering. No distinction was made between active and inactive mines or quarries. A distinction was made, however, on the map, "Mineral resources of New York State" by John A. Graham, which was pub­ lished in 1952 by the New York State Science Service. ANORTHOSITE References Buddington, A. F., 1953, Geology of the Saranac quadrangle, New York : ew York State Mus. Bull. 346, p. 61, map. Kemp, J. F., 1921, Geology of the Mount Marcy quadrangle, Essex Cou nty, New York: New York State Mus. Bull. 229, 230, p. 60. Miller, W. J., 1919, Geology of the Lake Placid quadrangle: ew York tate Mus. Bull. 211, 212, p. 101, map. Newland, D. H., 1916, The quarry materials of New York-granite, gneiss, trap and marble: ew York State Mus. Bull. 181, p. 91, 9 102, fig. 9. --- 1921, Mineral resources of the State of ew York: ew York State Mus. Bull. 223, 224, p. 252. MINERAL OCCURRE 'CES OF NEW YORK STATE 387 Clinton County 1 an Quarries we t of Keeseville: ewland, 1921, p. 252; Newland, 1916, p. 99-101. Essex County 1 an Quarry south of Ausable Forks: Newland, 1921, p. 252; Newland,