Zinc Corp. of America Mine Mineral Specimens, Gouverneur, New York
This famous series of underground mines has produced some of New York's most aesthetic mineral specimens. With the fluctuation of the price of zinc have come closings and reopenings of the operations in the Gouverneur area. Some labels from this area will be Balmat, NY, St. Lawrence Zinc Corp or simply Gouverneur, NY. The newest owners as of this writing is Ontario Zinc Corp. The mine will be renamed St. Lawrence Zinc.
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OKB-827 Magnetite ZCA, Balmat, NY. Ex. Barbara Pauquette Collection. Rare cubic magnetite crystals to .6 cm on edge in an aesthetic stack. 10$
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OKB-618 Magnetite ZCA, Balmat, NY. Ex. Barbara Pauquette Collection. Rare cubic magnetite crystals to .7 cm on edge in their original matrix. Anhydrite??? 20$
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OKB-815 Mountain Leather (Talc) St. Joe’s Lead, Balmat, NY. Ex. Barbara Pauquette Collection. This paper like form of talc used to be found coating large calcite crystals (in the old days of mining). 20$
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OKB-325 Cubic Magnetite Zinc Corp. of America Mine Balmat. 3.5 cm cluster of crystals from a now famous find of rare cubic magnetites. 6$
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OKB-325B Cubic Magnetite Zinc Corp. of America Mine Balmat. 2 cm cluster of several nice cubic crystals from a now famous find of rare cubic magnetites. 8$
OKA-973 Cubic Magnetite Tiny cubes and cube clusters up to .8 cm each. Great and unusual form. Silver color and high luster. 1$ each
