Mine detail: J.J. Mc Donough Quarry

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Location: Washington County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.34165, -73.27647
dep_id: 10081471
mrds_id: W033516
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Slate, Dimension
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Slate
orebody_fm: BLANKET
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type: Slate
Year first produced: 1898
yr_lst_prd: 1925
References:
  • Deposit:: NEVIUS, J.N., 1901, ROOFING SLATE QUARRIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGIST 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, P 146, 147
  • Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 586, P. 124, PL. 22
  • Deposit:: LUEDKE, E.M., WRUCKE, C.T., AND GRAHAM, J.A., 1959, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK STATE WITH SELECTED REFERENCES TO EACH LOCALITY: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-F, P. 441
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