Adirondack Mineral
Most minerals can be found in different variety of colors
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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) |
(industrial use due to the conductivity of heat/electricity and high refractoriness, well used in paints as a good water repellant & our pencils) |
(Ornamental and used in the manufacturing of paper and the creation of sulfur gas) |
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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) |
(used in gypsum wallboard joint compound, electrical industry as insulators, and plastics) |
An iron ore used in the production of steel, uses as an abrasive, and even toner) |
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Minted in the northwest Adirondacks - (major use in paper, also plastic, pharmaceutical, ceramics and familiar hygiene products) |
(Common to NY and used in building stone and highway paving) |
(Nation's leading producer found in the Adirondacks, used for ceramics, dental cleaning match heads, brake linings, paint, and car bumpers) |
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(the Mohawk Valley boasts proudly their "Herkimer Diamonds". Quartz is used in electronics, insulation and optics) |
(used for billiard tables, roofing, gravestones, flooring and many garden decorations)
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Mines in central and western New York (salt mined in the central & western parts of NY) |
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Titbit: "What do the moon and the plant Mars have in common with New York State?" The DEC says "The moon contains anorthosite, an igneous rock composed primarily of feldspar, which can be found in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. Mars contains the mineral hematite, the most abundant and important ore of iron which can also be found in Clinton County. |