Mine detail: Mettowee Red Slate Co. Quarry

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Location: Washington County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.47247, -73.29231
dep_id: 10081476
mrds_id: W033521
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_unit: Poultney (B And C Members)
hrock_type: Shale
Year first produced: 1882
yr_lst_prd: 1897
References:
  • Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 586, P. 124, P 1.22
  • Deposit:: SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P 140
  • 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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