Mine detail: Potsdam Sandstone Co. Quarry

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Location: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.62359, -74.97429
dep_id: 10082132
mrds_id: W044762
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Nyahay, Richard E. (Kelly, William M.)
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Two Vertical Jointing Systems, One Trending E-W, The Second N-S
References:
  • Deposit:: SMOCK, J.C., 1888, BUILDING STONE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM BULLETIN 3, P. 46-49
  • 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. 436
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