Gouverneur Garnet Mine, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gouverneur Garnet Mine | Mine |
Gouverneur | - not defined - |
St. Lawrence County | County |
New York | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 21' 35'' North , 75° 26' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Gouverneur | 3,797 (2017) | 3.2km |
Hailesboro | 624 (2017) | 5.6km |
Richville | 320 (2017) | 7.4km |
Edwards | 439 (2017) | 15.5km |
Oxbow | 108 (2017) | 16.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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St. Lawrence County Rock & Mineral Club | Canton, New York | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
192838
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192838:2
GUID (UUID V4):
71897ef1-9a56-42ea-9f68-831e726a22d1
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gouverneur Garnet and Lead Mining Co Mine
MRDS No. 10296891
A garnet deposit hosted in gneiss.
Mining of garnet for abrasives was undertaken in 1902; the operation was fairly short-lived and eventually abandoned as uneconomical.
Refs:
- Logan, W H "Economic Products of St Lawrence Co" 22nd Report of the State Geologist, New York State Museum, Albany NY 1902
This locality may be synonymous with the Amasa Corbin Mine, http://www.mindat.org/loc-20594.html
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Shawnee DomainDomain
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