Mine detail: Rock City Falls Quarry

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Location: Saratoga County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.0597, -73.91899
dep_id: 10081511
mrds_id: W033572
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Limestone, General
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Limestone
orebody_fm: BLANKET
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_unit: Amsterdam
hrock_type: Limestone
Year first produced: 1925
yr_lst_prd: 1917
References:
  • Deposit:: CUSHING, H.P., AND RUEDEMANN, RUDOLF, 1914, GEOLOGY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS AND VICINITY: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 169, P. 151
  • 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. 413, 417
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