Essex Co., New York, USA

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Apatite, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Tahawus Mine access railroad cut, Minerva, Minerva Township, Essex Co., New York, USA Small blue Apatite crystal in a Calcite matrix. I only mention the blue because the green is very common and the blue variety of the Apatite is most sought after. As you can see by the photo, the Apatites from this locality are poorly crystalized. Specimen Size: 3.7cm x 3.5cm x 3cm Main Apatite: 4mm long Curtis Breuer Collection and ...
	Photo ID: 158522 View Count: 140
Calcite : CaCO₃, Anorthite (Var: Labradorite) : (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
	McIntyre Mine (National Lead Company mine), Newcomb (formerly Tahawus), Adirondack State Park, Essex Co., New York, USA Calcite on labradorite. Collected in september 2006 on a university geology trip. Measures 4.5cm across and 5cm tall. In the collection of the photographer.
© Neuzil, M.	Photo ID: 157934 View Count: 101
Diopside : CaMg[Si₂O₆], Calcite : CaCO₃
	Cascade Slide, Cascade Mountain, Keene, Essex Co., New York, USA Typical mineral specimen from the Cascade Slide in Keene, New York. Mainy small Diopside crystals to 2 mm imbedded in a massive Calcite matrix. Specimen Size: 6.5cm x 6.5cm x 4.5cm Curtis Breuer Collection and Photograph
	Photo ID: 158444 View Count: 148
Diopside : CaMg[Si₂O₆], Garnet Group : X₃Z₂(TO₄)₃ (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
	Cascade Slide, Cascade Mountain, Keene, Essex Co., New York, USA Diopside and unidentified garnet from Cascade Mountain. Obtained in a trade in 1987. Alan Goldstein specimen (1286) and photo.
© Alan Goldstein	Photo ID: 145173 View Count: 112
Ferropargasite : [Na][Ca₂][Fe²⁺₄Al][(OH)₂\|Al₂Si₆O₂₂]
	Keene, Essex Co., New York, USA New York State Museum, no. 17734. Ex- Spencer Cram collection. P. Cristofono photo.
© 2008 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 163151 View Count: 107
Graphite : C, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex Co., New York, USA This 5x5 cm specimen was sold by Lazard Cahn when he was in the Exchange National Bank Building in Colorado Springs. Mark Mauthner photo, RWMW collection
© RWMW	Photo ID: 10918 View Count: 2428
Graphite : C, Marble
	Lead Hill prospect (Chilson Hill), Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex Co., New York, USA Mirror-bright, battleship gray, flattened graphite crystals to 2 mm liberally dot both sides of the lustrous, graphitic marble matrix on this fine specimen from the well-known Lead Hill Mine, near Ticonderoga, New York. Mining started in the early 1850s at Lead Hill! See the Mineralogical Record article in Vol. 14, #1, 1983. 3.9 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 62640 View Count: 297
Graphite : C
	Lead Hill prospect (Chilson Hill), Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex Co., New York, USA Bright dark grey metallic Graphite flattened crystal flakes distributed randomly in massive Quartz (overall 6.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm). Ex. Floyd A. Rapp collection. Specimen collected before 1950. JF Carpentier specimen (#00051) and photograph.
© JF Carpentier 2007	Photo ID: 86300 View Count: 243
Graphite : C
	Newcomb Township, Essex Co., New York, USA 3 mm graphite crystal in marble. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Field collected by J. Chipman, 2002.
© 2008 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 174349 View Count: 113
Gypsum : Ca[SO₄] · 2H₂O
	Barrett Quarry (Barrett Manufacturing Company Mine), Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex Co., New York, USA A plate of mostly transparent, colorless gypsum crystals. The crystals are mostly silky and lustrous, and reach 5.2 cm length. Specimen size: 17.5 x 8.5 x 2.1 cm (6.9 x 3.3 x 0.8 inches)
© Steve Hardinger	Photo ID: 257923 View Count: 7