Mine detail: Normanskill Grits

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Location: Saratoga County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.06165, -73.65537
dep_id: 10081518
mrds_id: W033581
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Sandstone
orebody_fm: LENSE
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_unit: Austin Glen;Mount Merino
hrock_type: Shale
Structure: Eugeosyncline (Allochthonous)
Year first produced: 1885
yr_lst_prd: 1925
disc_yr: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: CUSHING, H.P., AND RUEDMANN, RUDOLF, 1914, GEOLOGY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS AND VICINITY: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN, 169, P. 152
  • 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 431, 436
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