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Lyon Mountain mines, Lyon Mountain, Clinton County, New York, USAi
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Lyon MountainMountain
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 42' North , 73° 52' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.70000,-73.86667
GeoHash:
G#: drgqr17um
GRN:
N30W39
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lyon Mountain423 (2017)4.5km
Redford477 (2017)11.3km
Dannemora3,629 (2017)11.5km
Morrisonville1,545 (2017)24.1km
Altona730 (2017)26.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
7097
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7097:6
GUID (UUID V4):
7f3b2bff-e263-4904-86e6-b427c4c2d79f


A former Fe occurrence/mine located on the flanks of Lyon Mountain. Owned by the Chateaugay Ore & Iron Co. (since 1903 onward). Started 1871 and produced 5,000,000 tons of ore (1871-1919). Workings featured the Parkhurst shaft and shaft 5.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Ferro-hornblende9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜Fluoro-edenite9.DE.15NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Newland, David H. (1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York, New York State Museum Bulletin 223, 224 (July-August 1919): 223-224.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Lupulescu, Marian (2008), Rocks & Minerals: 83(3) (May/June).
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