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Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USAi
Regional Level Types
Balmat MineMine (Reclaimed)
BalmatHamlet
FowlerTown
St. Lawrence CountyCounty
New YorkState
USACountry

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Hexagonite

Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Magnetite

Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Magnetite

Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Hexagonite

Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Magnetite

Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Magnetite

Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Hexagonite

Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Magnetite

Balmat Mine, Balmat, Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 15' North , 75° 24' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.25000,-75.40000
GRN:
N30W39
Type:
Mine (Reclaimed) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hailesboro624 (2017)7.6km
Gouverneur3,797 (2017)10.9km
Harrisville622 (2017)12.6km
Edwards439 (2017)14.5km
Antwerp685 (2017)17.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
St. Lawrence County Rock & Mineral ClubCanton, New York43km
Mindat Locality ID:
20375
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20375:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Balmat Talc mine; Vanderbilt pit


A former talc mine located immediately East of Sylvia Lake and South of Fowler.

Mineralization is a talc seam 30 - 40 feet (9.8 - 11.7 meters) thick.

Workings were deeper than 1,000 feet.

The mine was partially rehabilitated and is planned (2020) to be used as an open pit waste dump for the revitalised Empire State Mine.

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Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘSartorite2.HC.05aPbAs2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ SartoritePbAs2S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SartoritePbAs2S4
PbLead
Pbⓘ SartoritePbAs2S4

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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): 284, 294.
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