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Silver Leaf Graphite Company Mine, Dresden, Dresden Township, Washington County, New York, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 40' North , 73° 25' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.66667,-73.41666
GeoHash:
G#: drgb3m78g
GRN:
N30W38
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Benson308 (2017)9.6km
Whitehall2,582 (2017)12.4km
Fair Haven2,269 (2017)14.5km
Castleton1,485 (2017)20.0km
Ticonderoga3,382 (2017)20.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Rutland Rock & Mineral ClubRutland, Vermont36km
Mindat Locality ID:
20662
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20662:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: New York State Museum Bulletin No. 199, Alling, Harold L. (July, 1917), The Adirondack Graphite Deposits: Fig. 1 p. 13, 79-80. A mine located on the West side of South Bay, Lake Champlain. Started 1904. Ore is in graphitic schist. Workings featured a pit 15 feet wide by 40 feet long and 5 to 6 feet deep.

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ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC

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CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC

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