Garnet  

Mined in the Adirondacks at our own Barton Mines, North Creek - (NY State's Gem, and our Gore Mountain has a rich deposit. Use for sandpaper, jewelry.  January's birthstone)

Graphite  

(industrial use due to the  conductivity of heat/electricity and high refractoriness, well used in paints as a good water repellant & our pencils)

Pyrite 

(Ornamental and used in the manufacturing of paper and the creation of sulfur gas)

Sphalerite 

Mined in the northwestern Adirondack region for zinc ore -

(Zinc) (NY ranks 5 in production of zinc, for copper to make brass, plumbing pipes, fireworks, coins and pharmaceutical products)

Mica 

(used in gypsum wallboard joint compound, electrical industry as insulators, and plastics)

Magnetite 

An iron ore used in the production of steel, uses as an abrasive, and even toner)

Talc 

Minted in the northwest Adirondacks - (major use in paper,  also plastic, pharmaceutical, ceramics and familiar hygiene products)

Dolomite  

(Common to NY and used in building stone and highway paving)

Wollastonite

(Nation's leading producer found in the Adirondacks, used for ceramics, dental cleaning match heads, brake linings, paint, and car bumpers)

Quartz 

(the Mohawk Valley boasts proudly their "Herkimer Diamonds".  Quartz is used in electronics, insulation and optics)

Slate  

(used for billiard tables, roofing, gravestones, flooring and many garden decorations)

Halite  

Mines in central and western New York (salt mined in the central & western parts of NY)