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Columbia Graphite Company Mine, Overshot Pond, Crown Point Township, Essex County, New York, USAi
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Columbia Graphite Company MineMine
Overshot PondPond
Crown Point TownshipTownship
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 58' North , 73° 35' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.96667,-73.58334
GeoHash:
G#: drgdjefhr
GRN:
N30W39
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Port Henry1,148 (2017)13.4km
Witherbee347 (2017)14.0km
Mineville1,269 (2017)15.0km
Ticonderoga3,382 (2017)18.3km
Schroon Lake833 (2017)20.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
20679
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20679:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A graphite mine located at Overshot Pond, 2¾ miles NNW of Ironville and 1 mile East of Round Pond. Owned by the Columbia Graphite Co.
Mineralization is in green, serpentinized limestone (verde antique). Workings featured a series of deep open cuts and several shafts.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6

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References

New York State Museum Bulletin No. 199, Alling, Harold L. (July, 1917), The Adirondack Graphite Deposits: Fig. 1, 11, 21-23.
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