Ellenville Mine (Ellenville Lead Mine; Ulster mine)
41.7167° N, 74.3833° W · ± 10 km
Chalcopyrite from New York, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
On the same specimen
Same specimen Quartz with Chalcopyrite
2 specimen photo(s) from this locality show chalcopyrite with quartz together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.
Chalcopyrite at Ellenville Mine (Ellenville Lead Mine; Ulster mine)
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
- Formula
- CuFeS₂
- Morphology
- Crystals on quartz groups
- Typical size
- Crystals to about 2 cm; one specimen with a crystal about 7 cm long
- Associated minerals
- Quartz
- History
- Old lead mine, closed in 1932; classic old eastern US specimen locality
Geology of the locality
- Setting
- Former lead mine with large vugs lined with quartz; Pb-Zn-Cu sulfides and carbonates reported
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States
Mine closed in 1932. Coordinates given only to whole minutes on the Mindat locality page, so placed at village level.
Sources: SRC-332
Sources
- SRC-332 · Database
Ellenville Mine, Ellenville, Wawarsing, Ulster Co., New York, USAMindat.org · Hudson Institute of Mineralogy - SRC-337 · Website
File:Chalcopyrite-Quartz-225218.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky (photographer) · Wikimedia Commons
Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.