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Chalcopyrite from
Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite8 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Baryte1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Baryte at this locality.
Celestine1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Celestine at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3229
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3229:2
GUID (UUID V4):71b736c8-41e5-4a81-9786-5ac12647ce96
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Empire State No. 2 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Empire State No. 4 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
ZCA No. 3 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.6km (0.3 miles) Empire State No. 2 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Empire State No. 4 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ZCA No. 3 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) Edwards Mine (St. Joe Lead), Edwards, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) Washburn farm copper mine, Macomb, Macomb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) Old Van Buskirk farm (Dana Hill), Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) Victoria Mine (Pardee Mine), Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) Scott farm pegmatites, Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fowler Orebody, Zinc Corporation of America No. 4 Mine Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York I n 1991,... the Zinc Corporation of America’s (ZCA) mining operation to recover sphalerite from the stratabound...stratabound Fowler orebody near Balmat in St. Lawrence County, New York, encountered an altered area of unusual...Access to mining operations in the Fowler orebody was gained by a vertical shaft at the Zinc Corporation...of Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York. ZCA also operated the adjacent No. 3 mine at Balmat, the Hyatt
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for Fluid-Assisted Ore Remobilization at the Balmat Zinc Mine, NY Peter Matt, Wayne Powell, Ryan Mathur...for Fluid-Assisted Ore Remobilization at the Balmat Zinc Mine, NY, Ore Geology Reviews (2019), doi: https://doi...for Fluid-Assisted Ore Remobilization at the Balmat Zinc Mine, NY Peter Matt (1), Wayne Powell (1,2),...Graduate Center at CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA; petermatt49@gmail.com 2) Department of...11210, USA 3) Department of Geology, Juniata College, 1700 Moore St., Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA 4) 1 Indian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AND 1936 PRIMARY THE ZINC MINE No. 3 MINERALIZATION AT BALMAT, OF NEW YORK. x JOHN S. BROWN. CONTENTS................................. Problemsof the district .................................... General Geology................................................. Balmat Mine ............................................257 INTRODUCTION. History. Ax Edwards, St. LawrenceCo., New York, a zinc mine has been operatedsinceI9•5...Institute of Mining Engineers,joint meeting,New York, February,•935. Publishedby permission of St. Joseph
Book
MtN€RfllS of New Vork Stole David €. Jensen Includes 16 pages of minerals in full color jgS0% MIN6RRLS... MIN6RRLS of New Vork State David E. Jensen up WARD PRESS Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc...Inc. Rochester, New York • Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David E. Jensen All rights reserved...Harold L. Ailing's the mining distri* Adirondack Mou somed into a lifet New York State. While obtainu University...Kay Preface This report on the Minerals of New York State is partially a sum­ mary of published knowledge
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T TLIBRAr 3 1223 90016 3958 of New York State David E. Jensen .. . , ,,, Includes 16 pages of...Lake in New York's Finger Lakes district. After attending Penn Yan Academy in nearby Penn Yan, New York...Harold L. Alling's geology students on a trip to the mining districts and the high peaks of the Adirondack...blossomed into a lifetime interest in the minerals of New York State. While obtaining his M.S. in geology at...the outline of New York State is LABRADORJTE from the Saranac Lake area. of New York State David E.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sulfide and Silicate Anatexis in the Balmat Zinc Deposit (New York, USA) and its Implications for Ore Remobilization...Sulfide and Silicate Anatexis in the Balmat Zinc Deposit (New York, USA) and its Implications for Ore Remobilization... Sulfide and Silicate Anatexis in the Balmat Zinc Deposit (New York, USA) and its Implications for Ore Remobilization...Graduate Center at CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA b Department of Earth and Environmental...NY 11210, USA, wpowell@brooklyn.cuny.edu c 1 Indian Head Trail, Gouverneur, NY 13642, USA, wdellie@gmail
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
4 SUPERGENE SPHALERITE, GALENA AND LEMITE AT BALMAT, N. Y.• JOHN WIL- S. BROWN. CONTENTS. Prev...of a secondgenerationof sphalerite,galenaand chalcopyrite, believed to be of supergene origin. , PREVIOUS...the other common ores, such as those of lead and zinc, have been virtually fruitless. Currentopinionis...Economic Geologistsand Amer. Inst. Min. Eng., New York, Feb., I935. See also Brown, John S.: Structure...Structure and Primary Mineralization of the Zinc Mine at Balmat, N.-Y. ECON.G]•OL.,vol. •, pp. 233--258, I936
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2014 Figure 1. County map of New York State, prepared by William Besse. MAJOR NEW YORK STATE M I N E...E R A L LOC A L I T I E S N ew York State is rich in minerals of interest to collectors. A number of...Dana 1877, 1892). Herbert P. Whitlock published a New York State list in 1903. The most recent comprehensive...localities in the state is the book Minerals of New York State by David Jensen, published in 1978. Our...Mode of Occurrence Most mineral localities in New York can be categorized into three groups based on
Book
MINERALS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY BY GEORGE ROBINSON & SCHUYLER ALVERSON $2.50 In s£> * t•... For many years the mines and fields of St. Lawrence County have furnished museums and many lucky mineral...have been depleted through the the years, St. Lawrence County continues to supply many beautiful specimens...collecting sites at the present time. Potsdam, New York February, 1971 George W. Robinson Schuyler \Y...rock types and mineralized zones of the St, Lawrence County area, A detailed discussion of the geology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
March 2016 Cover Photographs January/February: Chalcopyrite on quartz, La Mine de Giraud, La Gardette, Bourg...“diamond”), Herkimer Diamond Mines, Inc., New port, Herkimer County, New York. Jeffrey B. Fast specimen and photo...cleavelandite, 49er Pocket, Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Bill Larson specimen, Jeff...September/October: Gold, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California. Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc., specimen...Treasure Chest Pocket, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. Lisa Bennett specimen, Jeff Scovil photo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1346 Find of halerite Crystals e Balmat Zinc Mme, e County, New York St. La Downloaded by [The University...Figure 1 (above). Location map of the Balmat-Edwardsdistrict, New York. Redrawn by Bill Besse. Figure 2 (lef)...Jones, mine manager, Balmat, New York (1945). 404 ROCKS & MINERALS Atthough zinc mineralization was...became aware of the crystallized minerals from the district. Downloaded by [The University of Texas at El...the SulJide Zone at Boling Salt Dome, New GuEf;Wharton County, Texas” and was in the July/Airgust 1998
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ZincandIronMetallogeny in theManiwaki-Gracefield District, SouthwesternQuebec* MICHEL GAUTHIER** AND ALEX...Station"A," Montreal,QuebecH3C 3A7, Canada Abstract Zinc andirondepositsin the GrenvilleSupergroup metasedimentary...the economicallyimportantBalmatEdwardsdistrictof New YorkState.The mineralization is stratiform,it isconsistently...dolomiticmarbleunits,andit hasagessimilarto the New York deposits('-' 1,200-1,300 m.y.). At leasttwo phasesof...stratigraphic positions whichare laterallyequivalentto the zinc mineralization, andconsequently the iron-formations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEOLOGY of NEW YORK Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville] at 09:24 21 December 2014 the...the Empire State N ew York acquired the nickname of “the Empire State” in recognition of its vast wealth...resources. To further this image, in 1836 the New York State legislature voted to sponsor a comprehensive...first extensive scientific study of the geology of New York State, and it culminated in 1842 and 1843 with...I believe, were aware of the mineral wealth of New York, or of the number of species which it contains
Report (volume)
Tourmaline-Rich Rocks in the Grenville Complex of St. Lawrence County, New York U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1626-C...Tourmaline-Rich Rocks in the Grenville Complex of St. Lawrence County, New York By C. ERVIN BROWN and ROBERT A. AYUSO...C22 Discussion C25 Comparison with the Balmat-Edwards district C29 Tourmaline genesis in the North Gouverneur...References cited C31 FIGURES 1. Index map of St. Lawrence County, N.Y. C2 2. Generalized geologic map showing...elements in rocks from the North Gouverneur area, New York C8 6. TiO2-FeO/(FeO + MgO) plot for tourmalines
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Franklin, New Jersey, and the Relationship between Stratiform Iron Oxide Ores and Stratiform Zinc Oxide-Silicate...Oxide-Silicate Ores in the New Jersey Highlands CRAIG A. JOHNSON† U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 963...Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Abstract The New Jersey Highlands terrane, which...northeastern United States, contains stratiform zinc oxide-silicate deposits at Franklin and Sterling...numerous massive magnetite deposits. The origins of the zinc and magnetite deposits have rarely been considered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
names and prefixes established by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)...their efforts should not be New York State Museum minimized. Albany, New York 12230 In this article, I hope...display case of the “Amphiboles of New York” exhibition at the New York State Museum; Marian Lupulescu photo...the use of the new amphibole nomenclature is really not so complicated, and that the new names and prefixes...Leake 2004; Bayliss, Kaesz, and Nickel 2005). The New York State Museum has a large and beautiful collection
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NATURE AND ORIGIN ST. LAWRENCE OF THE PYRITE AND JEFFERSON NEW YORK DEPOSITS OF COUNTIES,............ 352 ABSTRACT In St. Lawrenceand JeffersonCounties,New York, thereare 19 known occurrences...Lowlandsregionof the northwestAdirondacks,southeastof the St. Lawrence River. The bedrockis principally PrecambrianGrenville...feetthick in the Lowlandsregion. The earliestpyrite mining in the region was in 1883-4 at the Stella mine;...beenproduced. • Publishedby permissionof the Director, New York State Museum and ScienceService, Journal Series
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrothermal alteration patterns: Canadian Inst. Mining Metallurgy Bull., v. 72, p. 82-89. Gilmore, P....the massivesulfidemineralization in the Noranda district, northwestern Quebec: Geol. Assoc. Canada Proc...anomalyat the SenecavolcanoHandbook of geochemistry: New York, Springer-Verlag, v. 11-3, p. 37E1-37E10. genic...in the minerals from some Kuroko deposits: Soc. Mining GeologistsJapan, Spec. Issue 6, p. 385-388. Watanabe...Program with Abstracts, p. 26. OF SUPERGENE COPPER-ZINC-SILFER MINER.4L[Z.4TION DEPOSIT, QUEBEC westernQuebec
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KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...2023 Articles The Bairendaba Deposit, Keshiketen District, Inner Mongolia, China..........................363 by C. J. Stefano The Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Esfahan Province, Iran..............................................................411 What’s New in Minerals Tucson Show 2023 by T. P. Moore........only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription
Report (issue)
deposits of the BaImat--Edwards district, northwest Adirondack Mountains, New York .; ; 3 )(:), 31 2 4...talc deposits of the Balmat-Edwards district, northwest Adirondack Mountains, New York, by A. E. J. Engel...Abstract Introduction Location and importance of the district Purpose and scope Acknowledgments Geologic setting...and metamorphism in the Adirondacks Rocks of the district Introduction Marble Distribution and outcrop pattern...pattern /.I Contents (Cbnt'd.) Page Rocks of the district (Cont'd.) Marble (Cont'd.) Evolution of lithologic
Report (issue)
New York State Museum Bulletin Published by The of the University No. 259 State of New York N...N. Y. ALBANY, May 1925 New York State Museum John M. GEOLOGY OF Clarke, Director THE GOUVERNEUR... STATE mineral OF NEW YORK THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents of the University...Yonkers New York Syracuse - - - Jamaica 1926 Roland B. Woodward B.A. Frank Albany -New York - -...Vocational and Extension Education, Lewis A. Wilson New York State Museum Bulletin Published by The of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
edu Magnetite Zinc Corporation of America Mine No. 4, St. Lawrence County, New York T he technological...furnaces, the famous zinc mines of Franklin “Furnace,” New Jersey, for example. New York was also the home...decades have come not from a New York iron mine but from one of its interesting zinc mines. One such specimen... a fine specimen from the Zinc Corporation of America mine No. 4 at Balmat. Magnetite is one of many...pyrite, cassiterite, anatase, talc, dolomite, chalcopyrite, siderite, and many other minerals after magnetite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
March/April: Millerite on dolomite, Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri. Glenn Williams specimen, Terry...on quartz, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Wayne Sorensen specimen, Jeff Scovil...July/August: Barite, Black Cloud mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...NovembedDecember: Hematite, Montreal mine, Iron County, Wisconsin. F. John Barlow specimen, M. Hjerstedt...on quartz, 54-56 Altaite, Missouri, 96 Analcime, New Jersey, 324; Washington, 273 Anglesite, Bolivia,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Peru to delineateindividual mineral deposits:Inst. Mining, Meleaching capping with respect to the ore zone...(Graton-Salesvol.): New York, Am. rite content,providedexcellentconditionsfor super- Inst. Mining Metall. PetroleumEngineers...their surrounding rocksand erosion THE LONG LAKE ZINC DEPOSIT, Stringham,B., 1960, Differencesbetweenbarren...Metasedimentarybelt (Wynn-Edwards, 1972). Metals Ltd. (Wolff, 1979). During this period 9,467 tons of zinc were extracted...extracted. Description of the Deposit The Long Lake zinc depositis situatedwithin carbonatemetasediments(unit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
freibergite, with silver substituting for copper. Zinc and mercury may also substitute for copper in some...veins where it is associated with, among others, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, acanthite, bornite...pseudomorph collector there are examples of chalcopyrite, cuprite, covellite, pyrite, bournonite, and...near Alma, Park County, Colorado, where it occurs with rhodochrosite, fluorite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and...cm for complex groups. The mineral is relatively zinc rich and iron poor from this locality (Eckel 1997)
 
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