Mine detail: De Kalb Quarries

Previously called 'Hugh William Quarry'

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Location: Washington County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.46997, -73.28564
dep_id: 10081485
mrds_id: W033534
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
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_unit: Poultney
hrock_type: Slate
Year first produced: 1884
yr_lst_prd: 1895
References:
  • Deposit:: NEVIUS, J.N., 1901, ROOFING SLATE QUARRIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: NEWYORK STATE GEOLOGIST 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 143
  • Deposit:: DALE, T.N., 1914, SLATE IN THE UNITED STATES: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 586, P 124, P1.22
  • Deposit:: SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P. 140.141
  • Deposit:: LUEDKE, E.M., WBUCKE, 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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