| State | New York |
|---|---|
| Name | Dolomitic and calcitic marbles interlayered with significant amounts of calcsilicate rock |
| Geologic age | Middle Proterozoic |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metacarbonate > MarbleDolomitic and calcitic marbles; diopsidic and tremolitic marble
Minor
Metamorphic > Gneiss
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Calc-silicate-rock
Metamorphic > Amphibolitemetasedimentary amphibolite
Metamorphic > Granulitepyroxene granulite
Incidental
Metamorphic > Schist > Amphibole-schisttalc-tremolite rock (mined in Balmat-Edwards belt, northwest Adirondacks).
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzitediopsidic and tremolitic marble and quartzite
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| References | Fisher, D.W., Isachsen, Y.W., and Rickard, L.V., 1970, Geologic Map of New York State, consisting of 5 sheets: Niagara, Finger Lakes, Hudson-Mohawk, Adirondack, and Lower Hudson, New York State Museum and Science Service, Map and Chart Series No. 15, scale 1:250,000. |
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| Counties | Essex - Hamilton - Jefferson - Lewis - Saint Lawrence |