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Philips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Anthony's Nose, Philipstown Township, Putnam Co., New York, USA

Latitude: 41°19'10"N
Longitude: 73°58'41"W
An iron property started before 1835. It lies on the North flank of Anthony's Nose peak, at the East end of the Bear Mountain Bridge, North of Peekskill, NY. (Although historically ascribed to the nearest urban center, Peekskill, which is in Westchester county, the mine is located just over the county line in Putnam Co.)

Best article on this mine is by John Betts and can be read on his website: www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/articles/anthys3.htm

References

- Rocks & Min. 8, 61-65.

Mineral List

Actinolite
Albite
var: Oligoclase
Anorthite
var: Labradorite

Aragonite
Arsenopyrite
Augite
Baryte
Biotite
Brucite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Cobaltite ?
Copiapite
Edenite
Epidote
Fluorapatite
Goethite
Gypsum
var: Selenite
Hematite
Langite
Lepidocrocite
Limonite
Magnesiohornblende
Magnetite
Melanterite
Opal
var: Opal-AN

Orthoclase
Pentlandite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Milky Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz
'Serpentine Group'
Titanite
Uraninite


38 entries listed. 29 valid minerals.

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