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  New York Rockhounding Location Guide Map

  Garnet is the official state gemstone of New York and for good reason. New York is one of the best places in the United States to find garnets in relative abundance. In fact Barton Mines in the Adirondacks is the largest garnet mine in the entire world.

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  The Collector s Guide to the Minerals of New York State

  In writing The Collector s Guide to the Minerals of New York State Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain and Dr. George W. Robinson have created a new type of multi-faceted mineral collector s guide.The guide works on many levels allowing a variety of readers to access information about the rich history and deposits of the minerals of New York state.

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  Touring the Barton Garnet MineOfficial Guide to

  2019-10-7 · Garnet rocks in the Barton Mine. The historic Barton Mines in Johnsburg boast one of the largest garnet deposits worldwide. Its garnet is known for its vibrant ruby-red color large crystal size and hardness. In 1969 then-Governor Nelson Rockefeller designated Barton garnet as the New York

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  Caves and mines in Upstate NY 12 fun places for outdoor

  2019-5-29 · The Governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller made garnet the state s gem stone in 1969. The Garnet Mine Tour starts at at the Gore Mountain Mineral Shop

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  Gouverneur Garnet Mine (Gouverneur Garnet and Lead Mining

  Gouverneur Garnet Mine (Gouverneur Garnet and Lead Mining Co Mine) Gouverneur St. Lawrence Co. New York USA MRDS No. 10296891 A garnet deposit hosted in gneiss. Mining of garnet for abrasives was undertaken in 1902 the operation was fairly short-lived and eventually abandoned as

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  The History of BARTON Mines CorporationGarnet Abrasives

  2021-6-7 · History of BARTON Mines Corporation. BARTON Mines was established in 1878 by Henry Hudson Barton the founder and first president. The original mine was located near the summit of Gore Mountain in the Adirondack Park of northern New York state. Mining operations were initially limited to the warmer months however ore was transported year

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  MINING GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF

  2020-10-13 · 7 MINING GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF GARNET AT THE BARTON GARNET MINE GORE MOUNTAIN NEW YORK Mountain mining operation closed and mining was relocated to the Ruby Mountain site approximately 6 km northeast were it continues at present. The mine at Gore Mountain is approximately 2 km in length in an ENE-WSW direction.

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  Marna s Gardens Garnet mine in New York

  2008-8-29 · The garnet from this part of New York is so hard that is is used for highly specialized drilling equipment. So after this mining area was abandoned it filled up with water and is used only for tourist purposes. They bring in small groups giving us buckets and allowing us about a half hour to harvest whatever garnets we can find.

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  Geology of the Balmat Zinc Mines St. Lawrence County New

  1993-1-1 · New York was the only State in the Nation that produced wollastonite and one of two States that mined garnet The State ranked third in output of salt and zinc and fourth in crude talc production. Of the minerals processed in the State New York ranked second in synthetic graphite and fifth in primary aluminum output.

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  The Minerals of New York City a review of the history of

  2021-1-18 · Important Mineral Occurrences Subway Garnet (more accurately SEWER GARNET) . In the Appendix to Gems Precious Stones of North America (1890) George Kunz wrote "The finest garnet crystal ever found in the United States was discovered strange though it may seem in the midst of the solidly built portion of New York city by a laborer excavating for a sewer in West Thirty-fifth Street

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  Mining In New York The Diggings™

  The most commonly listed primary commodities in New York mines are Iron Lead and Titanium . At the time these mines were surveyed 140 mines in New York were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop shallow pit or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 New York has 73 prospect mines. 2 400 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.

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  The Collector s Guide to the Minerals of New York State

  In writing The Collector s Guide to the Minerals of New York State Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain and Dr. George W. Robinson have created a new type of multi-faceted mineral collector s guide.The guide works on many levels allowing a variety of readers to access information about the rich history and deposits of the minerals of New York state.

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  The Collector s Guide to the Minerals of New York State

  In writing The Collector s Guide to the Minerals of New York State Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain and Dr. George W. Robinson have created a new type of multi-faceted mineral collector s guide.The guide works on many levels allowing a variety of readers to access information about the rich history and deposits of the minerals of New York state.

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  Garnet Mine Tours Lake George NY Official Tourism Site

  Garnet is the Gem of the Adirondacks and Barton Mine has garnets These are the hardest garnets in the world and are found only on Gore Mountain making the garnet extremely rare. In 1969 Governor Nelson Rockefeller decreed the Barton garnet the New York State Gemstone. Garnet Mine Tours is honored to be designated a Path Through History attraction.

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  Touring the Barton Garnet MineOfficial Guide to

  2019-10-7 · Garnet rocks in the Barton Mine. The historic Barton Mines in Johnsburg boast one of the largest garnet deposits worldwide. Its garnet is known for its vibrant ruby-red color large crystal size and hardness. In 1969 then-Governor Nelson Rockefeller designated Barton garnet as the New York

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  Rocks Gems and Minerals in the State of New York

  New York is known around the world for its distinctive Herkimer diamonds. Almandine Garnet Garnet was designated as the official state gemstone of New York in the year 1969. The most common form of garnet is the almandine garnet and is usually found in a reddish-black hue. Garnets are commonly found in metamorphic rocks.

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  New Site for Adirondack Garnet MineThe New York Times

  1979-8-11 · ALBANYThe world s largest garnet‐mining operation situated in New York s scenic Adirondack Mountains is preparing to move to new site because of depletion of its basic ore beds.

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  Garnet Ore at Gore Mountain NY Selected Mineral

  Garnet Ore at Gore Mountain NY Author(s) William M. Kelly William M. Kelly New York State Geological Survey Albany NY 12230. Search for other works by this author on GSW. Google Scholar Erich U. Petersen Erich U. Petersen Department of Geology and Geophysics The University of Utah Salt Lake City UT 84112

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  Garnet—An Essential Industrial Mineral and January s

  2007-2-13 · Garnet as a Gem Stone Garnet is familiar to many people as January s birthstone and as the New York State gem stone. It has been used as a gem stone since prehistoric times. Most recogniz-able in a deep shade of red garnet occurs in the greatest variety of color of any mineral except for blue. Some types of garnet even

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  Gouverneur Garnet Mine (Gouverneur Garnet and Lead Mining

  Gouverneur Garnet Mine (Gouverneur Garnet and Lead Mining Co Mine) Gouverneur St. Lawrence Co. New York USA MRDS No. 10296891 A garnet deposit hosted in gneiss. Mining of garnet for abrasives was undertaken in 1902 the operation was fairly short-lived and eventually abandoned as

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  U.S. Industrial GarnetUSGS

  Photograph courtesy of W.M. Kelly New York Geological Survey (from figure 8). Abstract The United States presently consumes about 16 percent of global production of industrial garnet for use in abrasive airblasting abrasive coatings filtration media waterjet cutting and grinding.

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  Barton Garnet Mines (Gore Mountain mine Ruby Mountain

  Garnet (abrasives) mines operated by Barton Mines Company LLC first on Gore Mountain (until 1983) and then Ruby Mountain which is currently being mined. Henry Hudson Barton began mining almandine on Gore Mountain for use as abrasives in 1878. Tours of Pit #1 of the Gore Mountain mine are conducted for a fee and some collecting is permitted.

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  The History of BARTON Mines CorporationGarnet Abrasives

  2021-6-7 · History of BARTON Mines Corporation. BARTON Mines was established in 1878 by Henry Hudson Barton the founder and first president. The original mine was located near the summit of Gore Mountain in the Adirondack Park of northern New York state. Mining operations were initially limited to the warmer months however ore was transported year

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  Garnet Abrasives Mineral Abrasives High Performance

  2021-5-10 · Sharpen Your Edge With High-Performance BARTON Garnet Abrasives. Mined from the geologically superior garnet deposits of the Adirondack Mountains and select international sources BARTON garnet abrasives are the finest in the world for waterjet cutting and surface preparation. With the widest selection of quality garnet and mineral abrasives in

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  Garnet mining in Upstate NYReview of Garnet Mine Tours

  2014-8-5 · I went to the Barton Mines on Garnet Hill NY with a friend and had a good day. I didn t expect to find the big bling bling and I didn t. But it was a fun day to just be mucking around the dirt and try to find bigger pieces of garnet. We paid after we were done with our mining which I

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  The Minerals of New York City a review of the history of

  2021-1-18 · Important Mineral Occurrences Subway Garnet (more accurately SEWER GARNET) . In the Appendix to Gems Precious Stones of North America (1890) George Kunz wrote "The finest garnet crystal ever found in the United States was discovered strange though it may seem in the midst of the solidly built portion of New York city by a laborer excavating for a sewer in West Thirty-fifth Street

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  Gore Mountain Garnet Mines North River New York

  This is the world s largest garnet deposit. Crystals of garnet here are as big as 20" across. Collecting facet grade material is very easy requiring little more than a hammer to break open the crystals and a watchful eye. Specimen collectors need to take more time to collect crystals intact. The mine is about four hours from New York City.

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