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Batchellerville Narrow Pit + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Batchellerville Beryl Mine + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)Sacandaga Graphite Co + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Overlook Quarry (Occurrence)Flake Graphite Co. Property + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Quarry (Occurrence)Unnamed Occurrence (Occurrence)Corinth Feldspar Co. + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Quarry Switch (Occurrence)Pallette Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Corinth Feldspar Co. Quarry + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Rose Haupt Property Deposit (Prospect)Mt. Anthony Prospect (Past Producer)Graphite Products Corp. (Past Producer)Graphite Products Corp Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Occurrence (Past Producer)Maple Ave Quarry (Producer)Burgoyne Deposit (Past Producer)Unnamed Deposit (Past Producer)Schuylerville Deposit (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
20 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 2 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Graphite Products Corp.

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Garnet) and 4 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 1 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Graphite. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Garnet, Mica, Pyrite. Approx. location 43.141, -73.786. USGS record.

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Field cards: what kind of sites?

23
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

6
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

3
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Graphite 4Pyrite 4Feldspar 4Granite 4Quartz 3Marble 1Biotite 1Garnet 1Magnetite 1Dolomite 1

Commodities

Feldspar 15Graphite 7Granite 4Sulfur-Pyrite 3Silica 3Marble 2Dimension 2Quartz 2Iron 1Dolomite 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Corinth Feldspar Co. QuarryFeldsparBiotite, Feldspar, Garnet, QuartzOccurrence43.237, -73.871
Maple Ave QuarryDolomiteDolomite, QuartzProducer43.094, -73.777
Overlook QuarryFeldsparFeldsparOccurrence43.295, -73.936
Mt. Anthony ProspectFeldspar, IronFeldspar, MagnetitePast Producer43.297, -73.839
Corinth Feldspar Co.FeldsparFeldspar, QuartzOccurrence43.238, -73.888
Unnamed OccurrenceGraniteGranitePast Producer43.120, -73.775
Unnamed QuarryGraniteGraniteOccurrence43.386, -73.880
Unnamed OccurrenceGraniteGraniteOccurrence43.297, -73.886
Quarry SwitchGraniteGraniteOccurrence43.105, -73.878
Graphite Products Corp.GraphiteGraphite, PyritePast Producer43.141, -73.786
Graphite Products Corp MineGraphite, Sulfur-PyriteGraphite, PyritePast Producer43.142, -73.779
Sacandaga Graphite CoGraphite, Sulfur-PyriteGraphite, PyritePast Producer43.316, -73.951
Flake Graphite Co. PropertyGraphiteGraphite, PyritePast Producer43.139, -73.926
Pallette QuarryMarble, DimensionMarblePast Producer43.269, -73.843
Unnamed DepositSilica—Past Producer43.201, -73.613
Schuylerville DepositSilica—Past Producer43.109, -73.587
Burgoyne DepositSilica—Past Producer43.093, -73.650
Batchellerville Beryl MineBeryllium—Past Producer43.233, -74.050
Sacandaga Graphite Co.MineGraphite—Past Producer43.317, -73.956
Batchellerville Biotite PitFeldspar—Past Producer43.239, -74.052
Woodstock ProspectFeldspar—Prospect43.237, -73.871
Overlook QuarryFeldspar—Past Producer43.295, -75.936
Corinth Feldspar Co.ProspectFeldspar—Prospect43.238, -73.888
Batchellerville Jasper PitFeldspar—Past Producer43.238, -74.053
Batchellerville Tourmaline PitFeldspar—Past Producer43.240, -74.050
Flake Graphite Co.MineGraphite—Past Producer43.139, -73.926
Graphite Products Corp.MineGraphite—Past Producer43.142, -73.779
Batchellerville Narrow PitFeldspar—Past Producer43.240, -74.058
Rose Haupt Property DepositMica—Prospect43.167, -73.866
Batchellerville Garnet PitFeldspar—Past Producer42.239, -74.059
Batchellerville Fluorite PitFeldspar—Past Producer43.239, -74.051
Pallette QuarryMarble, Dimension—Producer43.269, -73.843
Batchellerville Lower PitFeldspar—Past Producer43.237, -74.059
Batchellerville Big PitFeldspar—Past Producer43.240, -74.050

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 4 fossil collection records in Saratoga County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Fulton County · Warren County · Washington County · Hamilton County · Montgomery County

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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