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High Falls Pyrites Company Mine, Pyrites, Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 31' North , 75° 12' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.51667,-75.20000
GRN:
N30W39
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
De Kalb Junction519 (2017)6.0km
Hermon406 (2017)6.0km
Canton6,570 (2017)9.1km
Rensselaer Falls322 (2017)12.6km
Richville320 (2017)18.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
St. Lawrence County Rock & Mineral ClubCanton, New York9km
Mindat Locality ID:
20400
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20400:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: New York State Museum Bull. 223,224, Newland, David H. (July-August 1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York: 211-212. A pyrite mine initially owned by the High Falls Pyrites Co., then the National Pyrites Co. and finally the Oliver Mining Co. from 1907 onward. Located along the Grass River. Workings included 2 inclined shafts and went to 250 feet deep. Ore was a vein 8 to 20 feet thick.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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